Adolph Behrendt and family
Adolph Behrendt was one of the first Jewish tradesmen to settle in Jena in the 1880s. He was married to Rosa Behrendt, and together they had seven children. In 1886 at the latest, they moved to Jena, where Adolph applied for a business license. In 1889/90, he purchased the house at Markt 17, which he successfully operated as Kaufhaus Behrendt until his death in 1913.
Hermann and Arthur Friedmann
Hermann Friedmann (1870-1940) came from a butcher's family from the Harz Mountains and, after completing his training, moved to Jena, where in 1892 he opened his own butcher's store with an attached fur and gut shop, which he ran from 1915 together with his son Arthur (1894-1978). The business did well both at home and abroad and allowed the family to rise into the wealthy middle class and own a large villa in Jena West. Hermann Friedmann used his wealth to become socially and religiously involved.
City walk on the economic history of the Callmann family in Weimar
Weimar, a medium-sized town in the heart of Thuringia, became the main residence of businessman August Callmann in the 1920s. His arrival was to lay the foundation for a family success story that would last for almost 80 years. The Callmanns shaped Weimar finance like hardly any other family and enjoyed high esteem among the population. Nevertheless, August Callmann in particular struggled for a long time for an equal position within the city and increasingly met with rejection with his application for citizenship of the city of Weimar.
Synagogue Hebenshausen (part of Neu-Eichenberg)
In the middle of the 18th century there is the first report of a synagogue in the village. Since the so-called ,old synagogue‘ had been close to collapse in 1850 because of the length of its existence, the community planned the construction of a new synagogue Since the financial resources of the few Jewish families were not sufficient, the community asked by an appeal in the "Der treue Zionswächter" of 31. May 1850, for collections to finance the new building. If also without gewünschten tower, took place approx.