Oskar and Nanny Salomon - Westcellertorstraße 1

Oskar Salomon was born on September 20, 1878 in Uelzen. He was married to Nanny (born May 1, 1881), née Schloß, from Gleicherwiesen in Thüringen. They had three children: Gerhard (born on December 10, 1907) and the twins Hans and Grete (born on May 14, 1909). The family lived at Westcellertorstrasse 1. In 1907, Oskar Salomon had taken over a shop for outerwear and shoes from his father, but eventually specialized in shoes. From 1929, the business was located at Poststrasse 7.
On April 1, 1933, the business was affected by the NSDAP boycott campaign, like other businesses owned by Jewish owners. Also in 1933, Oskar Salomon was imprisoned for a few days because a customer had told the police that Solomon had expressed doubts about the existence of the Third Reich. Grete and Gerhard emigrated to Südafrika in 1936 and 1937 respectively. During the pogrom night on November 9/10, 1938, the windows of the shop were smashed and goods were thrown onto the street. Like almost all Jewish men, Oskar and Hans Salomon were arrested on November 10 and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. They were released in December. In prison, Oskar Salomon's health had deteriorated extremely. He and his son Hans, who ran his own business, were forced to give up their companies as a result of the "Decree for the Elimination of Jews from German Economic Life". Hans emigrated to the USA with his wife Berta. Oskar Salomon sold his property in 1939 and planned to emigrate with his wife. But this did not happen. Until their deportation on July 10, 1942, they were forcibly housed by the Nazi regime in the "Jews' House" at Im Kreise 24. Both were murdered in Auschwitz.