Salomon and Joseph Ottenheimer founded the weaving mill for cotton & linen in Jebenhausen in 1862. In 1865, the brothers moved their business to Göppingen. After Salomon Ottenheimer left in 1902, Max Ottenheimer, son of Joseph Ottenheimer, joined as a partner. In 1905, a second factory was built in Kleinsüßen and the main office was moved there; a branch office was established in Göppingen. The company changed its name to "Mechanische Weberei Süßen, Gebrüder Ottenheimer, Göppingen und Süßen".

The cemetery was founded in 1752 by the purchase of a plot of land "An den weißen Bergen" by three Schutzjuden of Bleckede named in the purchase deed, Emanuel Hertz, Salomon Mosis and Benjamin David. In 1802, the cemetery was expanded to its present size by another land purchase. A death list exists for the period from 1789 to 1935.