Richard Frank

Richard Frank's house towards the end of the war.

Leipzig was one of the largest communities in the German-speaking world before 1933, with over 11,000 members. Immediately after the liberation, only twenty-four people of Jewish origin were still living in the city. But as early as May 15, 1945, the Jewish Religious Community of Leipzig was able to reconstitute itself and move back into the former offices in Löhrstrasse. Richard Frank took over the chairmanship and the community grew significantly in the coming months thanks to returnees.