The cemetery in Mondorf
The Mondorf cemetery was established in 1883 and used until 1940. It is surrounded by a high wall and secured with a steel gate. Around 80 stones are still in place.
Soap boiler Isaack Levy Enoch - Blumlage 11
The soap boiler Isaack Levy Enoch (born 1801) practiced his trade in the Blumlage (Altenceller Vorstadt) in house no. 11. He died in 1856 and his grave is located in the Jewish cemetery in the Hehlentor district (Am Berge/Hügelstraße).
Chabad Lubavitch Saxony
The Kohls family
At Bergstrasse 10 lived the Jewish couple Adolf (born 23. 10.1896) and Elsa Kohls (née Cahn, 19.11.1894) lived with their daughters Edith (b. 20.04.1920) and Lieselotte (b. 18.01.1922), as well as Elsa's mother, Rosa Cahn (b. 1862).
Feingersch family
Isaak and Rebekka Feingersch (born 1885 and 1887) emigrated from Odessa to Frankfurt am Main with their daughter Marie in 1912. Their son David was born there. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the Jewish family was arrested because they were Russian citizens. In order to escape the difficult living conditions in the Holzminden camp, Isaak volunteered to work in the potash plant in Ovelgönne near Celle. The family was allowed to join him and grew to a total of seven sons and three daughters.
Dr. Eva Kauffmann, née von der Wall and Dr. Walter Kauffmann
Eva Kauffmann, née von der Wall (born April 13, 1908 in Celle) was the daughter of Else and Julius von der Wall. Von der Wall ran a successful law firm at Mühlenstraße 25 and was the only Jewish lawyer admitted to the Celle Higher Regional Court.
Oskar and Nanny Salomon - Westcellertorstraße 1
Oskar Salomon was born on September 20, 1878 in Uelzen. He was married to Nanny (born May 1, 1881), née Schloß, from Gleicherwiesen in Thüringen. They had three children: Gerhard (born on December 10, 1907) and the twins Hans and Grete (born on May 14, 1909). The family lived at Westcellertorstrasse 1. In 1907, Oskar Salomon had taken over a shop for outerwear and shoes from his father, but eventually specialized in shoes. From 1929, the business was located at Poststrasse 7.
Central Bazaar Julius Ems
Businessman Julius Ems, married to Paula Rosenthal, opened a Central 50 pfennig bazaar at the end of 1895 at 52 Schuhstraße with haberdashery, gallantry, toys, household articles, glass and porcelain. However, the range was soon expanded to include more expensive items. His business concept, which included special promotions such as Christmas exhibitions, was so successful that he acquired the more centrally located shop at Am Markt 2 in 1904. The "Central-Bazar", which opened in October 1905, was praised by the local press and enjoyed a very good reputation in Celle.
Else Dessau - Fritzenwiese 46 A
Else Dessau, née Wolff, was born in Celle on January 21, 1898. Her parents were Anna, née Cussel and Max Wolff, the father of the Jewish community. Else had three sisters and four brothers. The family moved to Hamburg in 1915. Else became a tailor and in 1929 she married the tailor John Dessau. The couple lived in Hamburg and their son Heinz was born on April 13, 1930. Shortly after the birth, John Dessau left his family. Else lost her job in 1933 because she was a Jew.