Dr. Rudolf Weinberg

Dr. med. Rudolf Weinberg was born on January 6, 1873 in Schenklengsfeld. He was married twice. His first marriage was to Eva Chaja Weinberg, née Kulp, born on July 22, 1881 in Frankfurt am Main. However, Eva Chaja died on April 28, 1916 at the age of 34. Rudolf Weinberg's second marriage was to Jeanette, née Sternberg, born on December 9, 1891 in Aurich. The couple had two daughters - Elsbeth, born on September 8, 1919 in Frankfurt am Main and Eva, born on August 29, 1921 in Frankfurt am Main. The two sisters completed a housekeeping apprenticeship at the Antonienheim in Munich. Dr. Rudolf Weinberg practised as a doctor in Bad Orb from around 1900 and was held in high esteem, especially by the older population. In his "Villa Regina" at Salinenstra&;e 6, he also ran the guesthouse " Haus Weinberg ". In the political community, Dr. Rudolf Weinberg was a city councillor from 1913 - 1919 and a magistrate from 1926. In 1926, Dr. Rudolf Weinberg moved into his practice rooms in the Pension Regina in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the Kurpark . In 1937/1938, Bad Orb advertised itself as a spa, albeit with the addition " Jews not desired “. After 1938, Dr. Rudolf Weinberg  had to leave Bad Orb. From November 9, 1938, the Weinberg family lived in Frankfurt am Main at Wittelsbacher Str. 11. Dr. Rudolf Weinberg died on March 27, 1941 in Frankfurt am Main, where he was laid to rest in the Jewish cemetery on Rat-Beil-Strasse. Jeanette Weinberg and her two daughters Elsbeth and Eva Weinberg were deported from Frankfurt am Main around 1942. On February 15, 2014, stumbling stones were laid for the Weinberg family in front of their former villa in Bad Orb. After 1945, the town of Bad Orb had a memorial plaque placed on the grave of Dr. Rudolf Weinberg. A street in Bad Orb was named after him