International reading room for children, organized by Jella Lepman, née Lehmann

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At the age of 17, Jella Lepman, née Lehmann, organized an international reading room for the children of foreign workers at the Waldorf-Astoria cigarette factory here in 1908.

Her passion for children's and young people's literature lasted a lifetime. In 1949, she co-founded and initiated the International Youth Library in Munich.

Apartment of Bertha Thalheimer and her family

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Moritz Thalheimer was the first Jewish cattle dealer in Winnenden. He came from Affaltrach in the Württemberg district of Weinsberg and came to the town in 1892 with his family - his wife Karoline and their three children Bertha, August and Anna. He had already been involved in trade beforehand. On May 12, 1892, he announced his business in the Winnender Volks- und Anzeigeblatt: "We will continue the livestock trade we have been operating in the same way as before and will provide a solid service.