Keibel-Cohn family

The Cohn family came to Stralsund in 1890. There, Martha and Siegfried Cohn took over the men's and boys' wardrobe business from Max Keibel, where Siegfried had previously worked as manager. A family clothing business was thus established in Ossenreyerstrasse. After the birth of his two sons Heinrich and Ernst, Siegfried Cohn passed away. Martha Cohn nevertheless continued to run the business and expanded it with a tailor store. After both houses were rebuilt, they were used as commercial and residential buildings by the Cohn family. This created an important textile business in Stralsund. Martha Cohn's children and grandchildren received an excellent education. As with all Jewish families, the Cohns' lives during the Nazi regime were defined by persecution, deportation, forced labor and murder by the Nazis