Girls' orphanage of the Israelite Women's Association

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The building at Theobald-Christ-Straße 21 (formerly Theobaldstraße) was home to the Israelite Women's Association girls' orphanage founded in 1852. The institution was run by women's rights activist Bertha Pappenheim (1859-1936) for ten years from 1895. Around 1900, there were around 25 to 30 young women living there who were either half or full orphans; in some cases, their parents were unable to look after their children.

Julius Neufeld

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Julius Neufeld was born on March 26, 1883 in Lakenbach, Austria. His parents were David(Dovid) Neufeld and his wife Johanna(Chana), née Pollack von Lakenbach. Julius Neufeld was married to Paula Stiebel, who was born in Kitzingen on August 5, 1889. The couple had six children, Sara Senta, born 1913, - David, born 1914, - Jacob (Jaques), born 1915, - Ruth, born 1917, - Nathan, born 1919 and Marguerite, born 1924. The postcard was sent from Augsburg by M. Schloss to the Neufeld family. In the text on the back, the writer laments the war and wishes the Neufeld family a Happy New Year ( Sept.

Max Schloss

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The address book of the city of Augsburg from 1914 contains the following entries: Schloß Max, Rentier, Bahnhofstr.16 II. - Max Schloß, Company: (owned by Moritz Schloß in Augsburg and David Schloß in Ingolstadt), Bankgeschäft, Phil. Welserstr. D9. - Schloß Moritz, banker, part of the Max Schloß company, Stettenstr. 16/1. - The text of the card also contains wishes for the Jewish New Year 1916 (Sept. 28/29, 1916 - Elul 5676 / Tishri 5677). - A large war memorial can be found in the Jewish cemetery on Haunstettener Straße.

Dr. Siegfried Kahn

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Siegried Kahn was born in Darmstadt on May 7, 1886. His parents were the leather merchant Isaak Kahn and Klara Kahn, née Hellmann. Siegfried Kahn had four other siblings - Julius, born in 1878, Selma, born in 1880, Frieda, born in 1891 and Helene, born in 1892 - and his father Isaak Kahn died very early on May 25, 1893, three days before his 46th birthday. The widowed Klara Kahn presumably moved to Karlsruhe with the youngest children in 1904. Siegried Kahn studied medicine in Munich and realized his early dream of becoming a doctor.

Jewish Museum Munich

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The Jüdische Museum München, an institution of the state capital München, is dedicated to the diversity of Jewish history and culture. It was opened in 2007 and is part of the ensemble of buildings on St.-Jakobs-Platz, which also includes the Ohel-Jakob Synagogue and the Jewish Community Center. On three exhibition areas, the museum deals with Jewish life in Munich in the past and today as well as the topics of migration and participation. In addition to the permanent exhibition „Stimmen_Orte_Zeiten“, temporary exhibitions are shown regularly.

Dr. Rudolf Weinberg

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Dr. med. Rudolf Weinberg was born on January 6, 1873 in Schenklengsfeld. He was married twice. His first marriage was to Eva Chaja Weinberg, née Kulp, born on July 22, 1881 in Frankfurt am Main. However, Eva Chaja died on April 28, 1916 at the age of 34. Rudolf Weinberg's second marriage was to Jeanette, née Sternberg, born on December 9, 1891 in Aurich. The couple had two daughters - Elsbeth, born on September 8, 1919 in Frankfurt am Main and Eva, born on August 29, 1921 in Frankfurt am Main. The two sisters completed a housekeeping apprenticeship at the Antonienheim in Munich. Dr.

Martha Heimann

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Martha Heimann was born in Berlin on January 21, 1874. Her parents were the banker and freight forwarder Benno Heimann, born in Schwerin on March 6, 1836, and his wife Franziska Friederike Heimann, née Meyer, born in Berlin on July 22, 1844. Martha Heimann never really got to know her father Benno Heimann. Benno Heimann voluntarily retired from life on March 27, 1874. In November 1895, Martha married the brother of her cousin Margarete Alexander, married Mauthner - Fritz Alexander, who decided to pursue a career in art and left Berlin to seek his fortune as a painter in Munich.

Siegfried Levy

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Moorbad Saarow i. Mark, Kuranstalt Märkisches Haus, 31. 8. 21. - M. l. Siegfried. In memory of you here at the spa, I send you and your dear family my warmest greetings  Your faithful friend Rich. Schukert  -  How are you?

Hachshara Westerkappeln - Kibbutz Westerbeck (Hof Stern)

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In the spring of 1933, the owner Rudolf Stern left the farmstead with all the farm buildings and land to the Reichsvertretung jüdischer Landesverbände as a training center for young boys and girls in preparation for emigration to Palestine. According to a report by the SD Düsseldorf dated July 3, 1936, however, the retraining camp „was affiliated with the Prussian State Association of Jewish Communities“. It was run by the Jüdischer Pfadfinderbund Makkabi Hazair.