Cheese wholesaler - Gebrüder Bein

The founders of the "Gebrüder Stein " segroßhandlung " were the brothers Alexander and Sigmund (Seligmann ) Stein. Alexander Stein was born in Unsleben on April 11, 1848. He was married to Clara Schwab, born on January 17, 1846 in Heidingsfeld. The couple had nine children. In 1876 the family moved to Augsburg. Sigmund (Seligmann) Bein was born on August 24, 1854 in Unsleben. He married Rosa Sondhelm von Kleinlangheim in Würzburg in 1878. The couple had four children. Just two days after moving to Augsburg, Alexander Bein registered the joint wholesale business "Gebr. Bein" at Elisenstrasse 1 on March 9, 1876. Sigmund (Seligmann) Bein died in Augsburg on May 17, 1900. After his death, the family moved to Nürnberg. Alexander Bein died on September 29, 1908 in Augsburg. Clara Bein died on March 30, 1898.  Alexander Bein retired from the business as early as January 16, 1908 and the wholesale business passed to the sons Albert, Sigmund and Hugo Bein. After Hugo Bein died of war injuries in the Schwabing military hospital on December 15, 1918, the brothers Albert and Sigmund Bein continued to run the wholesale business on their own from December 17, 1920. In 1922, the brothers expanded the range to include butter and milk. The sales figures spoke for themselves. In 1934, the business employed 21 staff and one apprentice. In the following years, the business developed rapidly. On November 19, 1937, the wholesale business was once again deregistered. In the course of the so-called "Aryanization", the company was forced to sell. In 1939, the brothers sold the property at Elisenstra<e 1 and attempted to emigrate. Sigmund Bein managed to flee to England via Holland. Albert Bein's attempts to emigrate were unsuccessful. On April 4, 1942, Albert Bein was deported from München-Milbertshofen to Piaski in German-occupied Poland. He did not survive the deportation and was declared dead after the end of the Second World War.