City walk Eberswalde

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Eberswalde is the county seat of the Barnim district, fifty kilometers northeast of Berlin, surrounded by a lot of forest and - as seen in the city's coat of arms - certainly wild pigs. The city actually became known nationwide for its "Eberswalde sausages," but its 800-year history has much more to offer. From the very beginning, trade and commerce were the determining factors, and thus traces of a once rich Jewish life can still be found today (by the way, as early as around 1400, there were also some kosher butchers).

Tradesman - Nathan Bendheim

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Nathan Bendheim was born around 1817. He was probably a successful merchant. In an obituary to Nathan Bendheim it says: "By trade and change in the manner and method of his co-religionists, especially also by considerable deliveries in the war years 1866 and 1870 he had gained a significant fortune and belonged to the local and Bergsträßer financial giants."The local Lutheran pastor also writes about the "long-time leader of the Jewish community, Mr. Nathan Bendheim" in his chronicle:  "On March 23, 1875, the long-time leader of the Jewish community, Mr. Nathan Bendheim, died.

David Bernheimer

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Plans for a new building of the Altdorf synagogue existed already in 1841. In a letter of the building commission especially founded for this purpose to the Ettlingen district office, H. Hirsch, Abraham Dreyfuß and David Bernheimer signed at that time.