The donor of the fountain was Karl Waitzfelder, a son of Levi Waitzfelder, a banker and hop wholesaler originally active in Nördlingen since 1861, who moved his business to Maximilian Strasse in Munich around 1885. Along with his brother, Kommerzienrat Theodor Waitzfelder, Karl Waitzfelder was co-owner of the Munich banking house Levi Waitzfelder.

In the address book of the city of Fürth from the year 1899 the following entry is found - Prager, Dr., Julius, Rechtspraktikant, Schwabacherstraße 28, I.

The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century.

It is located in the municipal cemetery Gartenstraße, behind the funeral hall.

There are 9 gravestones from the years between 1919 and 1937.

The cemetery is reasonably well kept as part of the general cemetery maintenance.

The älteste cemetery Viersens was established in 1768 and was located on the Venloer Strasse. The cemetery was abolished and is today a green area. After the äolder Jewish cemetery on Venloerstra;e had been closed in 1873, a new Jewish cemetery had been established in the same year on the Kampweg. Burials were held here until 1916. The burial ground, surrounded by a fence and hedges, is not freely accessible today. Preserved are a total of 25 gravestones, these are partly very badly destroyed.

In the address book of the city of Munich from the year 1915, the following entry is found under the same address: Israel, Bruno, Ing. (Fa. Israel & Cie )  Agnesstraße 55/3.