Max Elb GmbH - Caramba rust remover

Maximillian (Max) Elb (1851 - 1925) was one of Saxony's outstanding Jewish entrepreneurs in the first half of the 20th century. He became known above all for his chemical production - including „Caramba“. At the same time, he held prominent positions in Jewish community life (1902 to 1923 one of the three community leaders). Max Elb died on April 5, 1925. The company was continued by his son Richard Leopold Elb (1881 - 1942) until the Nazi expropriation in favor of Berliner Rütgerswerke AG in 1942. Richard Elb was deported to the Riga ghetto (Latvia) in the same year and murdered shortly after his arrival on February 5, 1942.