Simon Klein was born on December 8, 1840 in Gnodstadt. His parents were Ascher Klein and Dina Klein, née Haussmann. He had been married since April 16, 1866 to Amalie Baer, born on April 13, 1847 in Oettingen, daughter of Moses Baer (Hainsfarth) and Ester Baer, née Badmann. Simon and Amalie Klein had 12 children. Simon Klein died on May 16, 1892 in a surgical clinic in Erlangen. Simon Klein was laid to rest in the Jewish cemetery in Oettingen. Amelie Klein was also buried there. She died in Oettingen on April 13, 1918.

About the card - The postcard was addressed to the 8-year-old Julius Neumeyer, who of course still lived with his parents at that time, and the sender of the card was Sophie Rosenau, the mother of Emma Neumeyer and grandmother of Julius Neumeyer, born on May 16, 1898 in Chemnitz.

The population register of the town of Cassel and the villages of Harleshausen, Ihringshausen, Niedervellmar, Niederzwehren, Oberzwehren, Sandershausen, Waldau, Wilhelmshöhe, Wolfsanger, Gartenstadt Brasselsberg and Gutsbezirk Fasanenhof from 1920/21 contains the following entries: Israel Max, merchant, owner of the company. Sander Israel, Spohrstr. 9 1/2 - Israel Sander, grain, fodder and fertilizer, owner Max Israel, Spohrstr. 9 1/2  -  Israel Sander, private owner, Nebelthaustr.14.

Gustav Löwenstein, born in 1866, was the owner of the shoe shop Böttcherstraße 1. 1938 ‚Protective custody‘ in Buchenwald, 1942 murdered in Auschwitz.

Hans Lewin, born on March 2, 1898, owner of the specialty store for men's clothing, children's clothing and workwear, formerly Bekleidungshaus Joseph Lubranschik. On August 3, 1939, Hans Lewin fled to Australia with his wife Fridel and son Edgar via Marseille, thus saving their lives.

Louis Landecker, born in 1866, was the owner of the shoe shop Tack & Cie at Salzer Stra e 12 and chairman of the synagogue community of Sch nebeck, Louis Landecker was able to flee to South Africa in 1939.

In the address book of the city of Würzburg from 1937 there are the following entries: Scheidt Max, Weinhandlung, Domerschulstr.25 I. - Scheidt Selma, wine merchant, Domerschulstr.25  R I. - Scheidt Sigismund, purveyor to the court, wine, spirits and tea merchant, Domerschulstr. 25 R II. - According to the business card, the business was founded as early as 1845. In 1871, Jonas Louis Scheidt moved with his family from Kitzingen to Würzburg and ran a wine trade there. Jonas Scheidt was born in Mainstockheim on August 17, 1841.

The Leipzig address book from 1915 contains the following entry: Carl Löwensohn, Getreide- u. Futterartikel, Humboldtstr.3 pt.,(Tel.1776), Inh. Carl Löwensohn, Wohnung pt. - Carl Löwensohn died on September 2, 1916 and was buried on September 5, 1916 in the Israelite cemetery in Leipzig.

The native Berliner Max Schlesinger, born on August 31, 1884, came to Schönebeck at the age of 21 and had the department store am Markt built, which he managed at the same time as the department store "Wohlwert" in Salzer Straße. He was married to Lucie, née Gongala. They had two children, Kurt and Eva.

In 1933, the SA forced the department store to close. Max and Lucie moved to Berlin in 1934 to prepare for their emigration