Banking business - E. & J. Schweisheimer

Eugen Ensle Schweisheimer was born on February 18, 1858 in Ederheim, the son of the merchant Wolf Schweisheimer and his wife Mina Miriam, née Kirchdoerffer. On March 26, 1887 he married Melitta, née Dispecker, born on October 21, 1867 in Munich, daughter of Sigmund Dispecker and his wife Doris, née Lehmeier. The couple had 3 children, all born in Munich - Waldemar (9.11.1889) - Nelly (22.6.1891) - Robert (8.11.1894). All children managed to escape to the USA. The marriage of Eugen and Meltta Schweisheimer was divorced in 1903. In her second marriage she married the Fürth-born Hofrat Dr. jur. Michael Berolzheimer.  - In 1885 Eugen Schweisheimer founded a banking house in München together with Simon Dispecker. When Simon Dispecker left in 1893, Julius Schweisheimer (a brother of Eugen Schweisheimer) took his place. From 1924 Eugen Schweisheimer together with his son Robert ran the banking business E. & J. Schweisheimer until it was deregistered at the end of 1938. Eugen Schweisheimer was deported from Munich to Theresienstadt on June 24, 1942 and murdered there on July 26, 1942. Melitta and Michael Berolzheimer succeeded in July 1938 über Zürich to emigrate to New York.