Rheinhold family - Im Kreise 9

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Bertha Rheinhold (born October 14, 1865 in Celle), née Levy, was the sister-in-law of Elise Rheinhold (Stolperstein at Bahnhofstraße 7). Her father was an important banker in Celle. She had been married to the Celle merchant Sartorius Rheinhold since 1887. The couple had three sons: Fritz, Klaus and Heinz. They moved to Hanover in 1895. However, Sartorius and his brother Otto continued to work in Celle, where their business premises were located at Im Kreise 9.

Herzfeld family

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In May 1921, the lawyer Dr. Manfred Herzfeld (born 1887) joined the law firm of Dr. Julius von der Wall at Mühlenstraße 25. The law firm was one of the largest in the Higher Regional Court district of Celle and for a long time the only one run by Jewish lawyers in Celle. Herzfeld, his wife Hedwig (born 1891) and their daughter Eva (born 1919) lived on today's Bahnhofsplatz until they moved into their own newly built house at Schwicheldtstraße 19 A at the end of 1930.Herzfeld was not a member of the Jewish community in Celle and had little contact with it.

Notary and lawyer Dr. Julius von der Wall

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Else Lang (born on 05.04.1884 in Suhl) married Julius von der Wall, who was born on Norderney on 22.09.1872. He obtained his doctorate in law in 1901, passed the bar exam in 1902 and was a notary and lawyer at the Higher Regional Court of Celle from 1903. For a long time, he was the only Jewish lawyer admitted to this court. Their daughter Eva was born in 1908. In 1911, the family had the residential and commercial building at Mühlenstr. 25 planned and built.

Mendel and Berta Schul - Fritzenwiese 48 F

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Mendel Schul was born on July 15, 1888 in the Lower Silesian town of Glogau (Polish: Glogów). The town belonged to the German Empire at the time, but Schul was probably of Polish descent. He was married to Berta Felder, who was born on July 14, 1900 in the Austrian-Hungarian town of Sanok. Both were of Jewish faith. They had two children: Adolf Pinkus (born 1924) and Regine (born 1926). Raw materials trader Mendel Schul ran a trade in textiles, shoes and used materials at Wallstra<e 54 (today Nordwall).

Siegfried Wolff - Manufacture and fashion goods

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In October 1922, Siegfried Wolff opened his manufacturing and fashion store at Zöllnerstraße 44. The business was completely destroyed and ransacked during the Pogrom Night. Fabrics left in front of the house were set on fire by the perpetrators. Wolff, who had been the first head of the Jewish community since December 1933, was sent to Oranienburg concentration camp. During his imprisonment, his wife Käthe sold the property and land under Nazi coercion. The business was closed on November 20, 1938.

Dr. Richard Katzenstein - President of the Senate at the Higher Regional Court of Celle

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Dr. Richard Katzenstein (1878-1942) had been president of the senate (equivalent to a present-day chairman of the senate) at the Higher Regional Court of Celle since 1929. In 1933, the then president of the Higher Regional Court pleaded with the Prussian Ministry of Justice for his removal, or alternatively his transfer to a district court as a simple judge, because the people of Celle could not stand a Jewish chairman of the senate. Katzenstein was then initially transferred to the Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg district court.

Löwenstein - Salamander shoe store

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Jacob Löwenstein was born on October 7, 1873 in Haaren/Ems. In 1904, he married Lilli Behr, the daughter of Celle merchant Aaron Behr. In 1910, Löwenstein took over a shop for outerwear and shoes from him at Zöllnerstra<e 5, which from 1933 was the sole agent for Salamander shoes in Celle. Lilli and Jacob Löwenstein had two children: Erich (born 1909) and Hilde (born 1911). Hilde died at the age of 15. Erich, a trained businessman, joined the company as a partner in 1936.

Julius Wexseler - Textile store and mail order company

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Julius Wexseler (born 1871 in Bersenbrück) came to Celle in 1899 after completing a commercial apprenticeship. Wexseler was Jewish, his wife Anna (born 1882 in Clenze), née Pevesdorf, belonged to the Lutheran Church, but converted before the wedding. They had two children, Alexander (born 1906) and Rosa (born 1909). In 1904, Wexseler set up his own business at Zöllnerstra<e 35 with a mail order business for textiles. His first store was opened at Rundenstra<e 14 in April 1905. In 1910, he rented the store in the modern building at Hehlentorstra<e 14.

Mendel Schul - Trade in textiles, shoes and used materials

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Mendel Schul was born on July 15, 1888 in the Lower Silesian town of Glogau (Polish: Glogów). The town belonged to the German Empire at the time, but Schul was probably of Polish descent. He was married to Berta Felder, who was born on July 14, 1900 in the Austrian-Hungarian town of Sanok. Both were of Jewish faith. They had two children: Adolf Pinkus (born 1924) and Regine (born 1926). Schul ran a trade in textiles, shoes and used materials at Wallstraße 54 (today Nordwall).

'Landlady' Jenny Schlüsselburg

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Jenny Schlüsselburg, née Neiovetz, born on December 1, 1881 in Marmaros-Sziget, Hungary, owned the house Hinter den Höfen 4, where she and her non-Jewish husband Heinrich lived and ran a brothel. On November 15, 1938, they were banned from renting out any rooms to women, with the justification: "With regard to your Jewish descent, your business represents a danger to public safety and order."