Clothing factory - Clothing store - M. Heilbronner & Co.

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Michael Heilbronner was born on December 2, 1833 in Ichenhausen.He was married to Henriette, née Wimpfheimer, born on October 7, 1837 in Ichenhausen.Michael Heilbronner lived in the USA for several years before his marriage in 1857.The newly married couple lived in Zweibrücken for the first few years of their marriage.Their first three daughters were also born there.The family moved to Augsburg in 1868.

On the trail of Fritz Ascher

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Fritz Ascher was born in Berlin on October 17, 1893, the son of the dentist and businessman Dr. Hugo Ascher (born Neugard, July 27, 1859 - died August 18, 1922, Berlin) and Minna Luise Ascher (born Schneider, Berlin, January 17, 1867 - died October 17, 1938). Hugo Ascher's business was successful, and in 1909 the family moved into a villa at Niklasstraße 21-23 in Berlin-Zehlendorf, which was built by the important architect Professor Paul Schultze-Naumburg. On the recommendation of Max Liebermann, Fritz Ascher studied at the Königsberg Academy of Art.

Castle Brewery - Victor Steiner

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Victor Steiner was born on September 1, 1790. His parents were Simon Victor Steiner, born on June 17, 1762 and his wife Miriam Marianne, née Einstein, born on March 10, 1769 in Laupheim. Victor Steiner was married to Zemirah (Sophie) Reichenbach (Moos), born on April 12, 1799 in Hohenems. The couple had 12 children - Simon (Victor), born May 1, 1819, - Karolina, born May 1, 1820, - Gabriel, born March 25, 1826, - Daniel, born July 7, 1827, - Emilie (Esther), born July 27, 1828, - Henriette (Helene), b. June 30, 1829, - Johanna (Jeanette), b. Sep 15, 1831, - Kilian, b.

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.

Editorial office of the newspaper Undzer Veg

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The newspaper was published as an organ of the Central Committee of the Liberated Jews from October 1945 to January 1950, with a circulation of up to 30,000. From the first issue, the paper was printed in Yiddish with Hebrew letters. As there was not enough typeset, most of the Yiddish DP newspapers had to use the Roman alphabet. The transcription was based on Polish phonetics.

Jewish Museum Munich

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The Jewish Museum Munich, 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 „Voices_Places_Times“, temporary exhibitions are shown regularly.