Mazzen bakery and store for country products Jakob Hirschenberger

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Before the renovation of the large yellow house in Rathausstraße, one could still decipher the faded inscription "J. Hirschenberger Landesprodukte" on the facade. Jakob Hirschenberger was the last matzo baker here in the village, he also ran a trade with grain and country products in his house. For 14 years he was a respected member of the Laudenbach local council. On March 29, 1933, he had to resign from office under pressure from the National Socialists. Together with his second wife Lina, he made it possible for his four children to escape from Germany in time.

Privatbank Hirschmann & Kitzinger - Karl Hirschmann

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In 1873, Friedrich Hirschmann and Samuel Lev Kitzinger founded the private bank Hirschmann & Kitzinger in Fürth, later also in Nuremberg. In 1918, the bank was taken over by Commerzbank. The former owners and sons of the company founders Carl Hirschmann and and Dr. Gebriel Kitzinger remained managers of the branches in Fürth and Nuremberg until 1936. Carl Hirschmann and his family emigrated to the USA in 1936 under increasing pressure and the National Socialist policy of exclusion.