Goldschmidt House

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The Goldschmidt House was built in 1538 in the old town of Warburg. It is located near the former synagogue of the Jewish community of Warburg.

The house was founded by the Asshoeer family and was owned by them until 1722. 

Old cemetery in Johannistal

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The Old Jewish Cemetery in Johannistal was established in 1814 on the initiative of Jewish trade fair visitors from Brody in Galicia. It was the first Jewish cemetery in Leipzig. Burials took place on the site until 1864. From 1864, the newly built cemetery in Berliner Straße was used. After the National Socialists seized power, the lease on the cemetery land was terminated by the Jewish community of Leipzig and the site was cleared in 1937. In total, around 385 people were buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Johannistal.

Jacob Schapiro - Villa 'Gabi Nora' / today Villa Capravi

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Jacob Schapiro – Villa ‚Gabi Nora‘

Jacob Schapiro (b. November 6 1885 in Odessa; d. April 17 1942 in New York) was a Jewish car dealer, cab entrepreneur and stock speculator in Berlin. For a time, he was the largest car dealer in Germany.

The villa on the beach promenade was built around 1910 in the colonial style of German West Africa. The villa bore the name of his daughter ‚Gabi Nora‘ until 1936.

Jacob Schapiro was forced to sell the villa due to Nazi reprisals.

Metal goods factory - Richard Kohn

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Richard Kohn was born on December 29, 1856 in Lipkowitz ( Lipkovice). His parents were Moritz Kohn and Sofie Sara Kohn, née Löw. Richard Kohn had five siblings - Albine, born on December 25, 1858, Gabriele, born on November 11, 1863, Ludwig, born on February 13, 1866, Joseph, born on February 18, 1869 and Victor, born on January 17, 1871. on February 18, 1869 and Victor, born on January 17, 1871. Richard Kohn was married to the daughter of Leopold and Luise Löw, née Fischel - Hermine Kohn, born on February 18, 1864 in Prague.

Villa Oechsler - Delbrückstraße 5

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The villa was built in 1883 in the center of Heringsdorf. The owner was the Kommerzienrat Hermann Berthold, master mechanic and founder of Berthold Messing AG from Berlin.

In 1905, the Berlin banker Hans von Bleichröder, son of Bismarck's banker Gerson von Bleichröder, bought the villa. Gerson von Bleichröder was ennobled in 1872 as the second Jew in Prussia. As a representative of the Rothschild banks in the financial center of Berlin, he was one of the most important private bankers of his time.

Benoit Oppenheim - Villa Oppenheim Heringsdorf

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The Villa Oppenheim at Delbrückstra e 11 in Heringsdorf is one of the best-known examples of the villas on the island of Usedom.

It was built in 1883 as a summer villa for the family of the banker Benoît Oppenheim sen. (1842–1931). It is no longer possible to say for certain who planned the neoclassical white building on the beach promenade, which is adorned with four Corinthian columns, but it is possible that the building was designed by the Berlin architect Hermann von der Hude.

Prof. Dr. Adolph Baginsky

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The following entry can be found in the 1903 edition of the Berlin address book: Baginsky Adolf, Dr.med. Kais. und Kaiserin Friedrich - Kinder Krankenh., a. o.- Prof. d. Kinderheilkunde a. d. Univers., W. Potsdamerstr.5 I (Tel. VI 2017.)  Adolph Aron Baginsky was born on May 22, 1843 in Ratibor. His parents were the merchant Abraham Baginsky and Amalie Baginsky, née Lustig. Adolph Baginsky was married to Clara Therese Kristeller, who was born in Berlin on October 15, 1858.

KulturRegion Stuttgart

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How much Jewish history and culture is woven into the fabric of the Stuttgart region? In what ways can this heritage be presented and made accessible to a wide audience? And how can this stimulate social discourse?

KulturRegion Stuttgart has embarked on a two-year project exploring these questions.