Bank - H. Aufhäuser

Heinrich (Hirsch) Aufhäuser was born in Hainsfarth on March 1, 1842.his parents were the smoke merchant Moses Löb Aufhäuser and the Munich private banker's daughter Cäcilie Oberndoerffer.1855,- At the age of 13, he learned the banking business in the bank of Joel Nathan Oberndoerffer, and on May 14, 1870, he founded the private bank Aufhäuser & Scharlach in downtown Munich together with the merchant Samuel Scharlach. Heinrich Aufhäuser received the citizenship of the city of Munich and married Rosalie Berliner (1850–1924) in 1873.The prosperous banking business and the large dowry of his bride enabled Heinrich Aufhäuser to pay off his partner Samuel Scharlach until 1892.From 1894, he continued to run the private bank as the sole owner under the name Bankhaus H. Aufhäuser, and around 1899, Heinrich Aufhäuser bought the property at Löwengrube 20, which was located in the immediate vicinity.The Aufhäuser couple had five children-three girls-two sons, Martin (1875-1944) and Siegfried (1877-1949). In 1901, Heinrich Aufhäuser took his eldest son Martin into the bank as a partner.Heinrich Aufhäuser began his banking career in London and was granted British citizenship in 1907.Heinrich Aufhäuser had already been elected to the board of the Munich Stock Exchange in 1876 and to the board of the Munich Trade Association in 1899. Heinrich Aufhäuser was awarded the title of Royal Bavarian Councillor of Commerce by King Ludwig III.Heinrich Aufhäuser was also heavily involved in the Jewish Community.1892 On September 25, 1917, Heinrich Aufhäuser died. In 1921, Heinrich Aufhäuser Jr. also became a partner in the bank and the brothers managed the bank together.During the Reichspogromnacht, the bank was destroyed and Martin Aufhäuser was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp. Both brothers emigrated in 1939. The bank was completely ‚aryanized‘ and continued under the name Seiler & Co.