Knitting and knitwear factory Frank family

First business of the knitting and knitwear factory in 1870.

Wilhelm Frank (born 1842), father of Emmy Rubensohn, founds a textile factory in Halle in 1865 with his brother Selmar Frank (born 1837). Ten years later, they move their company to Leipzig. Emmy's brother Hermann (born 1875) and Richard, Selmar's son, take over as managing directors.

Richard Frank leads the reestablishment of the Jewish community in Leipzig. 24 Jews were in Leipzig at the end of the war, 250 in November 1945.