In 1873 [!] the Jewish community of Meiningen was able to create its own burial ground on the north side of today's municipal cemetery. The first burial was in 1889. The cemetery area covers about 25,00 ares. There are about 130 gravestones in total. Among the buried are also some of the former land rabbis of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen. More recent graves of the 20th century are located in the upper part of the cemetery. The last burial was in 1944.(Alemannia Judaica)

"A look at the map of Südthüringen shows here a special density of places where evidence of Jüdic life has been preserved. [...] Place names künden of the Jüdischen Händlern and Schmusern, as the Krämer and Geschäftevermittler ... were called. Thus, today's highway A 71 between Meiningen-Nord and Meiningen-Süd üd over the Judentalbrücke. Through this valley traditionally moved jüdische Kleinhändler." (Eike Küstner)

The residence of the Jewish merchant Strupp stood near the former ducal hunting lodge, later the Forestry Academy, in Dreißigacker. The property located on the east side of the castle, on the old Chaussee to Meiningen is still called "Strupp's garden". (W.M.)

Nathan Jakob, born 5 5 1879 in Regensburg was the son of Samuel Jakob and Dorothea, née Samuelewitsch,both coming from Thorn in East Prussia and moving to Regensburg after their marriage.At the time of Nathan's birth, Samuel Jakob was the sheriff in the Jewish community of Regensburg. He founded a men's clothing store, which, after he had devoted himself entirely to work (religious education) in the Jewish community, was taken over by his brother. Nathan Jacob worked in his father's business and when Uncle Hermann died suddenly, Nathan Jacob continued the business independently.

Emil Horn was born on May 1, 1876 in Geisa (Thüringen).He was married to Lina Gruber, born in Kriegshaber on May 31, 1886. The couple married on November 13, 1908 in Augsburg-Kriegshaber and  had 1st daughter - Bertha, born on September 22, 1912 in Fulda. -In the Augsburg address book from 1925 the following entry can be found: Emil Horn,* Fa. ( Inh.: Emil Horn ), Scheuertuchweberei und Textilwaren, Bismarckstr.13. Emil and Lina Horn moved in 1936 from Augsburg to München to Adelgundenstraße 1/II .

Eugen Ensle Schweisheimer was born on February 18, 1858 in Ederheim, the son of the merchant Wolf Schweisheimer and his wife Mina Miriam, née Kirchdoerffer. On March 26, 1887 he married Melitta, née Dispecker, born on October 21, 1867 in Munich, daughter of Sigmund Dispecker and his wife Doris, née Lehmeier. The couple had 3 children, all born in Munich - Waldemar (9.11.1889) - Nelly (22.6.1891) - Robert (8.11.1894). All children managed to escape to the USA. The marriage of Eugen and Meltta Schweisheimer was divorced in 1903. In her second marriage she married the Fürth-born Hofrat Dr.

For more than 100 years.

Actually, our company has been around since 1914: at that time it was a trading company forücardboard and paper. The company has been given over the last century to willing hands that were willing to improve, grow and adapt to the times.

The current owner is aware of the J dic roots of the business and had made his own rudimentary research without detailed results for the 100th anniversary. It is therefore only known that this company was owned by a Jewish family and their traces are lost in dark times.