Haberdashery and toy shop - Anton Lederer

Anton Lederer was born on January 20, 1844  in Forchheim. He was married to Charlotte Rauh, born on August 17  1847 in Altenkunstadt. The couple had eight children, -  Rose, married name Krafft, born on May 2, 1870 in Bamberg, - Sophie, married name Weilheimer, born on April 13, 1871 in Bamberg, - Dr. Philipp Lederer, born on August 25, 1872 in Bamberg, - Paula, married name Reichenberg, born on September 8, 1873 in Bamberg, - Henriette, married name Pick, born on December 30, 1874 in Bamberg. December 30, 1874 in Bamberg, - Bertha, married name Bernheim, born December 17, 1875 in Bamberg, - Fritz Lederer, born December 6, 1882 in Bamberg, - Emma, married name Eisner, born January 26, 1884 in Bamberg and Joseph Lederer, born January 26, 1884 - killed in action in World War I on December 13, 1915 in Hulluch, France. Anton Lederer was a toy dealer. Since 1869 his "Kurz- und Spielwarengesch "ft Anton Lederer " was located in Bamberg at Hauptwachstra<e 5. After the death of Anton Lederer on February 2, 1917, daughter Emma and her husband Alfred Eisner took over the "Kurz- und Spielwarengesch "ft" after the end of the war, which also included a small postcard publishing house.In 1936, Alfred and Emma Eisner's business in Bamberg was forcibly sold.  Alfred and Emma Eisner first fled to Berlin, stayed in Paris and finally emigrated to New York via Lisbon in 1941. Charlotte Lederer remained in Bamberg and died of natural causes in 1940 at the age of 93. Fritz Lederer and Paul  Reichenberg emigrated with their families to Cincinnati, Ohio. After the loss of his business in 1939, Philipp Lederer fled to Switzerland.Rose and Simon Krafft survived in Switzerland. Berta and Alfred Bernheim and their children also fled to Switzerland.

Sophia Weinheimer died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942.