In addition, members of the Oppenheim family were also buried there. Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, who was born but not buried in Hanau was very important for the Jewish community. The Oppenheim family was very well known in Hanau because of him. 

With the Enlightenment and the Revolution of 1848/1849, the Jews adapted more and more to society. At first there were gravestones inscribed with Hebrew from the front and Latin letters from the back. Eventually the old traditions were forgotten. Now the tombstones were inscribed only in Latin letters and the deceased wanted to write things, such as their professional position of which they were proud, on the tombstone, which was previously frowned upon and unthinkable. However, society also became more open to Jewish patriots.

In April, the French soldiers entrenched near Hanau. While digging, they destroyed graves and even partially threw the bones on the path that led to the cemetery. Again, the community intervened to prevent worse and asked forgiveness from the deceased. They received permission to move the bones to another location in the cemetery. Since a cohen (priestly family) was not allowed to walk over graves, but the soldiers had already thrown the bones on the path, this path had to be paved. This venerable behavior shows how important the Jewish cemetery must be for the Jews in their faith.

During the Seven Years War Hanau was occupied by French troops. These threw out in March 1758 a rampart over the cemetery, which was in the way. The municipality was able to intervene at the last second and received permission to move the gravestones and dismantle the tahara house (= mortuary) so that even greater damage could be avoided. However, the fence and gate had already been destroyed and the excavated earth for the embankment was thrown out over the gravestones, which were now lying flat.

The Jewish cemetery in Hanau is located today between Mühltorstraße and Jahnstraße. He was not the first Jewish cemetery, however, the previous cemetery was destroyed in the course of the plague (mid-14th century) and it is notknown where this stood.

Since 2015, the monument „Moritz and the dancing picture“ by Robert Schad and Pascal Coupot, can be found on the Freiheitsplatz. Furthermore, you can find a copper statue of Oppenheim. Moritz Daniel Oppenheim was the first Jewish artist with an academic background.

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim was born in the Hanau Ghetto and lived there until he was 20 years old. Due to the destruction during the Second World War, it is not known where his house was.

The wife of banker Julius Stern, Anna Stern, née Oppenheimer, is a major benefactor of Hanau, especially during World War I: she invests a great deal of her time in providing food and medical care for the troops and is one of the leading forces of the Vaterländischer Frauenverein. 

Birthday: 3/14/1874

Dedication: 6/9/1925

Place of origin: Hanover

The brothers Wolf and Isaak Stern set up a private bank in 1862. Their father Hirsch Oppenheimer was already a banker and economic advisor to the King of Hanover. At that time, the banking business was located at Fahrgasse 1. In 1901, on the occasion of the move to Frankfurter Strasse 25, all the craftsmen involved were listed by name. This shows that the family is initially not only talented in their business, but was also socially minded: They honor with the naming their employees.

The bank exists from 1927, at that time it can be found at the address of Bankhaus I. Benjamin (Steinheimer Straße 20) and belongs to Meier H. and Victor Kaiser. The latter dies in 1932 at the age of 42. Presumably, the bank still exists until 1935.

Founded in 1923 by Berthold Rosenzweig and Jakob Katz, the bank is located at Steinheimer Strasse 31. During the economic crisis, it goes bankrupt.