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Bernhard Hausner was born on May 21, 1853 in Oettingen. His parents were the Munich furrier Josua Hausner and his wife Babette, née Goldschmidt. Bernhard had four more siblings - Josef, born on December 3, 1844 in Oettingen, died on November 20, 1935 in Munich, - Sara, born on March 25, 1850 in Oettingen, died on October 7, 1850 in Oettingen, Moritz, born on April 26, 1850 in Oettingen, and - his wife Babette, née Goldschmidt.

Berta Sommerfeld née Mottek (1898–1943) came from Samter (province of Posen). She and her husband Bruno ran a textile business in Quedlinburg, which was destroyed in the course of the November pogroms in 1938. They later moved to Berlin. From there, Berta Sommerfeld was deported to Auschwitz extermination camp on March 1, 1943 and murdered just a few days later on March 13.

Julius Koretzky was born on October 26, 1893 in Berdychiv/Ukraine. He came to Quedlinburg as a prisoner of war after the First World War. He married Elise Schumann and founded a tobacco business. In 1940, he was deported to the Gro -Rosen concentration camp in Sachsenhausen and murdered there on November 8, 1941.

Isidor Goldschmidt was born on September 27, 1846 in Lemförde.His parents were the Lemförder merchant Samuel Goldschmidt and his wife Johanna Goldschmidt née Cohn.1872/73 Isidor Goldschmidt married Fanny Katzenstein, a native of Rinteln, daughter of the merchant Hermann Katzenstein and his wife Schönchen.

Sigmund Glesinger was born on December 6, 1863 in Ostrau, Saalkreis in Saxony-Anhalt. His parents were Joseph Philipp Glesinger, born on March 2, 1838, and his wife Charlotte, née Ripper, born on April 6, 1840. Sigmund Glesinger was married to Maria Glesinger, née Frank, born on October 28, 1896 in Cologne.

Willy Wertheimer remembers in his book " Willi Wertheimer: Zwischen zwei Welten. Der Förster in Brooklyn." about his time from March 1919 to 1924 as a teacher in the Jewish community of Eubigheim and also mentions a Miss Hannchen Buxbaum, who owned a small cottage next to the synagogue. 

The Leipzig address book from 1915 contains the following entries: Friedländer, Arthur, merchant, Fichtestr.13. I. s. Arthur Friedländer, - Friedländer, jun., Arthur, merchant, Fichtestr. 13. I., s. Arthur Friedländer, - Arthur Friedländer, founded 1881, cigarette and tobacco mail order business, Petersteinweg 18. I., (Tel.7426), (BK. Allg. D. Cred. Anst.), owned by Arthur Friedländer and Arthur Friedländer jun.

Leonhard Tietz was born on March 3, 1849 in Birnbaum in the province of Posen. His career as a department store entrepreneur began in Stralsund with the opening of a small textile store (yarn, button, trimming and woolen goods store) on August 14, 1879. The store in Stralsund was followed by a similar store in Elberfeld in 1882, then another store in Schweinfurt in 1884 and in Amberg in 1888. When the store in Elberfeld became too small, Leonhard Tietz realized his long-cherished wish and built his first multi-line department store there in 1885.

The address book of the city of Vienna from 1886 contains the following entry: Lichtenstern Jakob, Jac. Lichtenstern & Söhne, Tuch- und Schafwollwaren - Ndlge., Salzgries 1 - Jacob LIchtenstern was born around 1808 in Mikulov /Republic of the Czech Republic. He was married to Angelika Carolina Gassinger, born in 1817 in Miroslav / Republic of the Czech Republic.

Anton Lederer was born on January 20, 1844  in Forchheim. He was married to Charlotte Rauh, born on August 17  1847 in Altenkunstadt. The couple had eight children, -  Rose, married name Krafft, born on May 2, 1870 in Bamberg, - Sophie, married name Weilheimer, born on April 13, 1871 in Bamberg, - Dr. Philipp Lederer, born on August 25, 1872 in Bamberg, - Paula, married name Reichenberg, born on September 8, 1873 in Bamberg, - Henriette, married name Pick, born on December 30, 1874 in Bamberg.