Bankhaus I. Benjamin

The bank is founded in 1835 by Hirsch Benjamin and is addressed at the time in Hanauer Judengasse 78. In 1855, son Israel takes over and moves to Salzgasse 909. At the latest in 1867, his son Michael works with them and they move to Steinheimer Strasse 20. In 1876, Joseph Oppenheim takes over, in 1886 Karl Oppenheimer and later Hermann Oppenheim(er). Before 1917 they move to Römerstraße. In the same year, the company joins the Mitteldeutsche Creditbank. Hermann Oppenheim(er) manages the branch. In 1929, Mitteldeutsche Creditbank is taken over by Commerz- und Privatbank. In 1942, Hermann Oppenheim is forcibly deported to the Jewish ghetto Theresienstadt near Prague, where he  dies 2 months later at the age of 80.