Store/Shop

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.

The following entry can be found in the Nuremberg address book from 1878: Rosenthal Heinr, The merchant  Heinrich Rosenthal and Babette Rosenthal, née Freudenthalhad four children - Cornelia (Nelly) Karolina Schloß, née Rosenthal, born on January 31, 1876 in Nürnberg - died by suicide on November 29, 1938 in München, -  Ernst, born on February 14, 1878 Nürnberg - died on June 12, 1901 in München, - Ernst, born on February 14, 1878 Nürnberg - died on June 12, 1901 in München.February 1878 Nürnberg - died June 12, 1901, - Karl Samuel, born July 7, 1879 in Nü

The founder of the department store K. M. Fechheimer & Co. was the merchant Koppel Mayer Fechheimer (1799-1885) from Mitwitz (district of Kronach). His son Samuel Fechheimer (1841-1890) moved the company to Coburg, where it was entered in the commercial register on January 12, 1876. In 1893, the company acquired the property at Spitalstraße 12.

The department store's product range included manufactured and fashion goods, women's and children's clothing and lingerie. As a supplier to the Coburg ducal court, the company enjoyed an excellent reputation in Coburg.

From 1883, Jacob Waitzfelder (1844–1903), a merchant from Mönchsdeggingen, ran a leather business together with Sigmund Oettinger under the name „Jacob Waitzfelder & Cie.“. Prior to this, Waitzfelder had already been running a leather business at the same location for twelve years. In 1903, Jacob Waitzfelder's son Bernhard (born in Augsburg in 1875) joined the company as a partner. After Jacob Waitzfelder s death in the same year, his widow Deborah, née Oettinger, (1854–1927) also became a partner.

Since the 1980s, local politicians in Soltau have been grappling with questions of an appropriate and historically responsible culture of remembrance of the Shoah.

The roots of the Baldauf family lie in Binswangen, where Nathan Baldauf, born on July 2, 1847, lived with his family and ran a large textile business.