Merchant,Bookbinder,Writer,Poet - Max Herschel

The Bonn address book from 1900 contains the following entries: Herschel Max, pensioner, Kaiserstraße 59  -  Herschel Max Nachfolger (owner Rich. Wolffberg), Luxuspapier- und Schreibwaren-Fabrik, Fabrik und Detailhandlung, Wenzelg.39, (private residence there 1st floor). In the Leo Baeck Institute - The Edythe Griffinger Portal - the following information can be found under - Biographical/Historical Information - translated into German: " Max Herschel (1840–1921), a prominent member of the Jewish community in Bonn and longtime community leader, worked as a bookbinder, stationer and printer. After a successful business career, he turned his efforts to writing. In addition to original poetry in German, Herschel specialized in the free translation of Hebrew texts into German. - Max Herschel died in Bonn on April 21, 1921 and found his final resting place in the Jewish cemetery in Bonn-Castell.