The Goldschmidt family, consisting of the couple Alex (b. 1879) and Toni and their children Bertha (b. 1909), Günther (b. 1913), Eva (b. 1920) and Helmut (b. 1921), lived in Oldenburg from circa 1906 to 1936. Except for Toni and Eva, the individual family members gradually emigrated due to events in Germany. They were able to operate their women's clothing store "Haus der Mode" in Oldenburg until 1934. Four of the family members were murdered in concentration camps.