Goldschmidt House

The Goldschmidt House was built in 1538 in the old town of Warburg. It is located near the former synagogue of the Jewish community of Warburg.

The house was founded by the Asshoeer family and was owned by them until 1722. 

On January 25, 1722, Elisabeth and Röttgert Asshoeer pledged a share of the house to the Jewish merchant Salomon Leikes. Although Jews were still prohibited from acquiring property at this time, it can be assumed that he had acquired full power of disposal over the house for life with the payment. His son Herz Lucas took over the house from his father around 1800. He was married to Reichel Elkan from Warburg and had four children with her. In 1807, Herz Lucas received full ownership of the house and subsequently chose the surname Berg for his family. His son Salomon Berg inherited the house, continued the merchandise trade and lived in the house with his family until his death in 1891.

In 1892, the Jewish merchant Hesse Goldschmidt acquired the house to house his antiques business and his family. After his death in 1909, his family continued to live in the house. The children Julie and Susanne Goldschmidt were deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp on July 28, 1942. On November 25, 1941, the house fell to the German Reich. After the war, the house went to a Jewish trust company and was subsequently acquired by the town of Warburg, which had it converted into an apartment building in 1956 and privatized in 1979.