B'nai B'rith Frankfurt Lodge Logenheim

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This lodge home was the social house of the B'nai B'rith (old spelling Bnei Briss) Frankfurt Lodge. The land was purchased by the members of the lodge and the house was inaugurated in 1902. It was a social house for all Frankfurt citizens. The building contained valuable carpets and paintings by the Frankfurt painter Jakob Nussbaum. The park-like garden was opened to all veterans of the war for recreation after the First World War.

Department store zum Stern - Elsbach & Frank

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In 1889, the merchants Ferdinand Elsbach and Julius Frank founded their specialist business, initially only for men's and boys' clothing, some of which they had produced in their own tailoring shop.

The company expanded in 1910: The managing director Josef Adamski founded a branch in Hildesheim, Hoher Weg 8. Adamski ütook over this branch in 1933, and it is now run under the name Adamski GmbH & Co. KG today.

Paper and paper wholesaler - M. Weinberg`s successor

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The following entries can be found in the Nuremberg address book from 1876: Weinberg B., Kaufmann.Wittwe, Theresienstr.16, - Weinberger M., Großhandel, Josephsplatz 16, - Weinberger Meier, Kaufmann, Josephsplatz 16, - Schloß Leonh., Papierhändler, Tucherstr. 15 ( M. Weinberger´s successor ), - Kohlmann Lazarus, Papierhändler, Tucherstr. 15 ( M. Weinberg`s successor ).  -  Company founder around 1851 was M. Weinberg, who owned the company until 1868. In 1868 the company passed to the nephews Mr. Bernhard Schloß and Lazarus Kohlmann. Since 1912 there was a branch in Stuttgart.

Königswarter Hospital

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In 1873, the banker Isaac Königswarter and his wife Elisabeth donated 215,000 guilders for the construction of a modern hospital in memory of their father and father-in-law Marcus Königswarter and their older brother and brother-in-law Zacharias Königswarter; the Israelite community acquired four plots of land for this purpose. On June 27, 1875, the Königswarter Hospital of the Jewish community with more than 50 beds and a synagogue was officially opened; the architect Johann Christian Gramm was responsible for the building plans.

Nassau Linen Industry - J .M. Baum

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The address book of the city of Wiesbaden from 1917 contains the following entries: J. M. Baum, Nassauische Leinenindustrie, Hofl., Kirchgasse 36, F. 308.  Fabrik: Mechanische Weberei, Gartenfeldstr.25.  Inh. Kommerz. Rat Joseph Baum and Hermann Baum. - Baum Joseph, Kommerz. Rat, Biebricher Str. 45, F. 268.  s. J. M. Baum, Nass. Linen industry. - Baum Alice, fw. Commer. Rat., Biebricher Str.45. F.268. - Baum Hermann, Fabrik, Taunusstr. 5  II. F 616. s. J.M.Baum, Nass. Linen industry. - The roots of the company Nassauische Leinenindustrie J. M.

Law firm - Siegmund Gumpel

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The address book of the city of Stuttgart from 1922 contains the following entry: Gumbel Sigmund, Dr., Rechtsanwalt, Keplerstr. 29. I - Büro Königstr.25. 2.  - Siegmund Gumbel was born in Heilbronn on September 8, 1867. His parents were the Heilbronn banker Isaak Gumbel and his wife Gueta, née Stern. Siegmund Gumbel was admitted to the Heilbronn District Court in 1898. After moving to Stuttgart in 1913, he was admitted to the bar there in 1914. He was appointed notary public in 1926. Siegmund Gumbel had a son, Walter, born in Heilbronn in 1903. In 1929, Dr.

Law firm - Dr. Heidenheimer

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Dr. Leo Heidenheimer was born on May 3, 1886 in Nuremberg, the son of a merchant. He studied in Munich, Geneva, Berlin and Erlangen. He successfully completed his law studies in Erlangen in 1911 with the award of a Dr. jur. In 1912, he was admitted to the bar at the Higher Regional Court and District Court of Nürnberg-Fürth. Leo Heidenheimer was a decorated and wounded front-line officer, but this did not prevent him from being expelled from the Nürnberg Bar Association in 1938 or from being sent to Dachau concentration camp from November 12, 1938 to December 21, 1938.