The site of the present Jewish cemetery on Eifelstraße was acquired in 1832 by Heinrich Stern. This was not in his capacity as head of the Jewish community, but for private purposes.

Slowly, the Stern family made parts of the property available to the community as burial grounds. These parts of the land were transferred to the community as property. 

Before that, until 1836, a small burial ground had been used in the same part of the village, which was called the "Judenkirchhof aufm Heydberg" in 1782. It was located at the end of today's Watelerstraße. 

The Jewish Cemetery is located on Hügelstraße in the Westend district of Mönchengladbach (North Rhine-Westphalia) and is the largest preserved cemetery in the urban area of today's Mönchengladbach. 

In 1841, the Jewish community acquired the land with an abandoned gravel and sand pit from the merchant Busch. The land acquisition replaced an older cemetery, which must have been located nearby, but can no longer be located. The oldest surviving gravestone is dated 1875 (first burial 1841).

In the address book of the city of Bayreuth from the year 1911 the following entry can be found: Friedmann Joseph (Inh. Lina u. Max Friedmann u. Joseph Rindsberg), Warenhaus, Opernstr.11.Joseph Friedmann was born on May 19, 1845 in Frankenwinheim, Germany. After attending a Jewish commercial school (Bruchselsche Handelslehr- & Erziehungsanstalt) in Segnitz, Joseph Liebmann completed a commercial apprenticeship (1860-1862) in the textile business of M. L. Harburger at Opernstrasse 7 in Bayreuth.

Jüdische inhabitants are documented here since about 1730, 1840 formed seven families from Beverstedt, Schiffdorf and Wulsdorf a religious community, their prayer room was located in a private house. A small burial ground was laid out in the parcel „Hinter dem Busche“.

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The Fürth address book from 1886 contains the following entry: Auerbach Lippmann, Bronce-, Brocat- u. Blatt-Metall-Handlung, Firma L. Auerbach, Rosenstr. 19. - The company stamp on the postcard from 1882 already shows the name of the " Bronce- und Blattmetallfabrik L. Auerbach " in Fürth. In 1887 the company expanded to Rothenbruck. From " L. Auerbach " became the " Bronze Paint and Aluminum Powder Factory  L. Auerbach & Co ". As early as 1895, paints manufactured in Fürth by L. Auerbach & Co.

Jacob Regensteiner was born in Ulm on October 21, 1864. His parents were Sigmund Regensteiner, merchant and cigar wholesaler, and Regina Regensteiner, née Gift. Jacob Regensteiner was married to Hedwig Regensteiner, née Kahn, born in Munich on September 12, 1882. The couple had one son - Walter born on December 22, 1907 in Munich. Jacob Regensteiner also had a brother - Ludwig. Jacob Regensteiner and his brother Ludwig Regensteiner were partners in the cigar wholesaler Sigmund Regensteiner, founded by their father.

1896 beginning commercial register file Gumpel & Samson.owner Ludwig Gumpel (1860-1935) and his cousin Wilhelm Samson (1859 – 1932). From 1913,  address of the Gumpel & Samson banking house Kaiserstraße 13. The Ludwig and Dr. Max Gumpel families live in the Beletage. From 1921,  takeover of the  banking business by the „Darmstädter und Nationalbank, Berlin, Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien“. The two bank founders remain majority shareholders. Dec. 01, 1923 Rückütakeover of the bank by Gumpel  & Samson.Max Gumpel manages the bank.

The address book of the city of Munich 1922 contains the following entry: Kahn Sigmund, Großhändler, ( company Kahn  & Müller ), Rumfordstr. 21/2. Sigmund Kahn was born on January 24, 1855 in Altenstadt. His parents were the Altenstadt horse dealer Moritz Kahn and Lisette Kahn, née Bissinger. Sigmund Kahn was married to Sarah Kahn, née Müller, born on June 19, 1861 in Binswangen,Kreis Sonthofen. She was the daughter of Max Müller, merchant in Binswangen and Lena Müller, née Gerngroß.