Moritz Alweiß - Delicatessen

Moritz Alweiß was of Jewish origin and had to close his delicatessen, now the Neubau Sparkasse, after the Reich-wide boycott of Jewish businesses in 1933.

The Jewish merchant Moritz Alweiß (born in 1877 in Mochowiec/Galicia) converted to the Protestant faith in 1906 after getting married. in Mochowiec/Galicia) converted to the Protestant faith in 1906 after his marriage. In 1920, he acquired a villa property at Wilhelmstrasse 8 (today Friedensstrasse 10). He extensively renovated the run-down house and set up three stores. He rented out two stores and used the third and larger store himself, setting up a shop for specialty spirits, coffee and preserves. In 1928, he expanded his range to include delicatessen, groceries and fruit.

As early as 1932, the NSDAP local group in Heringsdorf warned people not to buy from Jews. On April 1, 1933 (nationwide Nazi boycott of Jewish shops, doctors and lawyers), his delicatessen was publicly branded as Jewish by members of the Sturmabteilung (SA). SA men prevented passers-by from entering his shop under threat of violence and reprisals.

Even as a Christian convert, he was forced to give up his store as a result of the anti-Jewish measures tolerated by the state. He no longer received any goods from suppliers. His underage daughter Charlotte took over her parents' business in 1935 in order to secure the family's subsistence level. In addition, the savings bank in Swinemünde canceled his mortgage. This forced him to sell his property well below the standard value.

Moritz Alweiß believed himself to be integrated into Heringsdorf society: he was a member of the executive board of a merchants' association, he was a member of the town's Schützenverein and the Hausbesitzerverein. His wife was involved in the Evangelical Women's Aid, the church choir and the Red Cross.

Today, the property is home to a new building with a branch of the Sparkasse Vorpommern savings bank.