Uelzener Dampffärberei und chemische Waschanstalt Hermann Benjamin

Hermann Benjamin, born on August 26, 1881 in Uelzen, took over his father Eduard Benjamin's tannery and chemical washing plant as master tanner in 1905.

The business was located at Gudesstr. 28 and operated under his management as ›Uelzener Dampffärberei und chemische Waschanstalt Hermann Benjamin‹. The company expanded beyond the borders of Uelzen – Benjamin opened branches in Salzwedel, Harburg, Lüneburg and Celle.

However, the recession of the early 1930s did not bypass this company either. In 1932, Benjamin applied for permission to auction off the remaining stock of his company.

Hermann Benjamin was obviously a man who recognized the dangers of growing National Socialism at an early stage and was also confronted with the first aggressive actions of this movement.

In a letter dated July 9, 1930, he complained to the Uelzen town council about National Socialists from Uelzen who, led by one of their members, were marching past his house and shouting from their shoulders: »Down with the Jews«. As a citizen of Uelzen, he felt insulted.

He called on the town leadership to look into the matter. In 1934, he emigrated to Palestine, settled in Ramat Gan and founded a laundry business there. After 1945, he tried to assert his rights and those of his wife Meta in the context of a restitution and compensation procedure. Both proceedings were unsuccessful for him. After the death of his wife Meta, Hermann Benjamin married a second time. He died in 1963 at the age of 82.

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