Jewish Community - Cultus Board
The Jewish community of Mönchsdeggingen was founded in 1684 and existed until April 25, 1879.
The small stamp is a so-called thimble stamp, - in this case from Oettingen. Interesting are also the Hebrew characters on the side.
.Jewish cemetery Niederzissen
A Jewish cemetery in Niederzissen was first mentioned in 1763 (Bürger, U.: Chronik Niederzissen p. 517). Here the Jews of the dominions of Olbrück, Kempenich, Bürresheim and Burgbrohl were buried. Beginning in 1820 there was a lengthy legal dispute with the local community over the ownership of the cemetery grounds; in 1852 Isaac Berger was able to acquire the grounds on behalf of the Jewish community. In 1938 the cemetery was desecrated, some gravestones were destroyed. In 1942 the last burial took place.
Milton Rohrbacher Chemical Factory
In 1893, Milton Rohrbacher founded the Milton Rohrbacher Chemical Factory. From 1922 son Siegfried Rohrbacher is a partner of the company. The company's product range also includes "Kinessa-Bohnerwachs" and "Kinessa-Holzbalsa".The company boycott as well as social exclusion cause Siegfried Rohrbacher and his wife Gertrud, née Lendt to sell the company in 1936 and emigrate to Palestine together with their 3-year-old daughter Miriam and 10-month-old son Michael. The founder of the company, Milton Rohrbacher, dies in 1937 and is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Göppingen.
Jewish cemetery (Laupheim)
Braunsbach
In Braunsbach a Jewish community existed already since the beginning of the 17th century. Since 1732 there was a synagogue and a cemetery. In the 19th century Jewish local residents contributed significantly to the economic upswing of the village. They were active in the cattle trade, as grocers and merchants. At that time, one third of the local population was Jewish. After their legal equality, many emigrated to the cities and abroad, especially to the United States. In 1941 and 1942 the last twelve Jews were deported and murdered. There are active contacts with the descendants.
Jewish School (Laupheim)
Textile store Adolph Heimann
The textile business was founded in 1867 by Adolph Heimann, who came from Oberdorf am Ipf. After his death in 1903, his sons Julius and Ludwig Heimann took over the business. From 1913, Ludwig Heimann and his wife Betty, née Bergmann from Gunzenhausen, continued to run the business alone. Despite increasing reprisals and calls for boycotts, the Heimann couple continued to run the business until 1938, when they sold it for reasons of "racial persecution" and in the course of the Aryanization of Jewish businesses. In 1937, the couple still managed to send their son Rolf to North America.
Jersey factories - Hermann Moos
Hermann Moos had founded a shirt factory in 1840, which he later expanded into a jersey factory in times of modernization. His son Friedrich joined the company. From 1900 there were branches in Weingarten and Schussenried. The owners at that time were Hermann Moos with partners Alfred, Richard and Franz Moos. In 1922 the company expanded again and in 1923 the tricot weaving, shirt and blouse factory became the Trikotwarenfabrik Hermann Moos AG. In 1938, this company also became a victim of the "Aryanization" during the Nazi era.