Gay Jewish department store heir Wilfrid Israel (born July 11, 1899, in London; died June 1, 1943, in the Bay of Biscay) was a Zionist and peace activist committed to the emigration of Jews from Nazi Germany.

Max Lewinthal was born on September 3, 1873 in Grünwald/Pomerania into a Jewish family.

Hedwig Rothschild was born in Giessen on September 2, 1883, the daughter of Israel Rothschild and his wife Emma, née Klogal.