Elisabeth Kitzinger, born on April 2, 1881 as Elisabeth Rahel Merzbacher, daughter of Eugen Merzbacher,well-known numismatist far übeyond the borders of Bavaria and Rosa Merzbacher, née Jaffè.Elisabeth had two more siblings, Siegfried, born in 1883 and Luise, born in 1886. Early on, after graduating from the noble High School and working in the parental household - supporting her mother in all matters - the young woman noticed a desire to become socially involved in the concerns and needs of children and young people from impoverished families.

Adolf and Mathilde Arfeld moved to Koblenzer Straße 5 shortly after their marriage in 1903 and started a family there. Son Herbert was born here in 1904, daughter Erika in 1906 and daughter Herta in 1915. Herbert and Erika left the family voluntarily just before 1933 and went their own ways. Adolf Arfeld was born on 6/16/1876 in Aull. He earned a considerable wealth in Diez and the surrounding area as an efficient cattle trader with a lot of land.

The wealthy Jewish court factor Löb Heymann built a magnificent burgher house in the Baroque style in the old town of Diez at the beginning of the 18th century. Today it is a normal residential house. As a court factor he was responsible for the credits and financing of the Diez princely court. He delivered luxury goods to the castle and supplied the army with uniforms, for example. He had a wide network of family - and trade relations at his disposal.

The old Jewish cemetery was used to bury the deceased of the Diez Jewish community from the end of the 17th century until 1895. From this year it was no longer used for burials, as it had reached its maximum capacity. It is no longer possible to determine how many graves were on it. Given the long period of its existence, there must have been a great many. In 1895, the Jewish community purchased the land for a new cemetery on the opposite Guckenberg.

The cantor's house housed in the 18th century simultaneously the residence for the rabbi, the synagogue and the narrow classroom ("old Juddeschul"). Here was taught exclusively religious education. The Torah was read in the original Hebrew, so this language had to be laboriously practiced. School was compulsory for boys between the ages of 5 and 12. A small synagogue was also established in an annex at that time. Due to reconstruction work, all traces have disappeared here.