Department store Rud. Conitzer

Rudolf Conitzer was born in 1851 in Jeschewo, a small village outside Schwetz. His father Moses Conitzer had a small department store there. Rudolf worked in this department store from the age of 13 and helped his father to expand the business for the next 14 years.

In 1878, Rudolf Conitzer founded his own company under the name Kaufhaus Rud. In 1911, it was the largest business in the area. After the end of the First World War, it was closed for several years until it was sold for a third of its value in 1929. The house still stands on the market square today.

His father later founded the parent company of the M. Conitzer & Söhne Group in Marienwerder with his brothers Hermann and Nathan Conitzer and with the help and advice of Rudolf.