Residence of Dr. med. Leo Schwarzweiß and his wife Else Schwarzweiß, née Josephson

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Dr. med. Leo Schwarzweiß was a general practitioner, born on 14.8.1873 in Prenzlau, son of the merchant Salomon Schwarzweiß and Rosalie née Michaelis. He married his wife Else née Josephson, born Nov. 30, 1884 in Neutomischel on Sept. 14, 1910 in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Her parents were the merchant Simon Josephson and his wife Florentine née Levy. On 3/29/1939 they were assigned the first names Israel and Sara by decree of 8/17/1938.

Gottschalk Joseph Ballin

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Gottschalk Joseph Ballin was born in Aurich on March 24, 1789, the son of the merchant Joseph Meyer Ballin. His mother Priba Ballin was a former Goldschmidt, a family also later influential in Oldenburg. Ballin had two brothers and two sisters. He worked as a banker and opened the court banking house "C. & G. Ballin" in Oldenburg.

Finkelstein family home

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Stolperstein for Fanny and Moritz Finkelstein and their six children Klara, Bertha, Bruno, Toni, David and Wilhelm

The fate of Moritz Finkelstein and sons Bruno, Toni and David unknown. Daughter Klara managed to escape to Palestine. Fanny Finkelstein and daughter Bertha were shot in 1941, son Wilhelm was murdered in Auschwitz.

 

Bea Wyler

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Bea Wyler was born in Baden, Switzerland, in 1951. After graduating from school, she first studied agronomy and worked in this industry for several years. As a young woman, she discovered her Jewish roots, took a trip to Israel and began studying Jewish theology. After her ordination in 1995, she was rabbi of the Jewish communities of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst until 2004. Bea Wyler was thus the first female rabbi in Germany after World War II. In the meantime, Bea Wyler lives again in Switzerland, where she still teaches and publishes.