Store/Shop

The following entry can be found in the Munich address book for the year 1890: Kahn Elias Söhne,Manufakturwaarengeschäft,Bayerstraße 43, Filiale Karlstraße 49.In the address book from the year 1900 the following entry: Kahn Elias Söhne Manufakturwaren-,Damenkonfektion u. Schuhwaaren-Geschäft,Bayerstr.43 (T), branch Karlstr.49 (T), Blumenstr.2 (T), Zweibrückenstr.1 (T). Kahn Jonas, (Elias Kahn Söhne) merchant Rückertstr.6or(T). Kahn Leopold (Elias Kahn Söhne) merchant Heustr.15a. In the 1910 address book - Kahn Albert Kaufmann. (Company Elias Kahn Söhne) Paul Heysestrr28/2 I.

Michael Goldstein was born on January 1, 1850 in Bad Kissingen. He married Albertine Goldstein, née Bass, born on January 29, 1862 in Fürth, on May 13, 1884 in Munich. The couple had two children - Else, born on October 19, 1886 in Bad Kissingen and Otto, born on July 19, 1889 in Bad Kissingen. Michael Goldstein ran a respected ready-to-wear clothing business in Bad Kissingen and bore the title "Royal Bavarian Purveyor to the Court".

In Greven's Adreßbuch für die Stadtgemeinde Köln 1889 the following entry can be found under " Bank- und Wechselgeschäfte " - Oppenheim Sal. jr. & Comp., gr. Budengasse 8.

Moritz Alweiß was of Jewish origin and had to close his delicatessen, now the Neubau Sparkasse, after the Reich-wide boycott of Jewish businesses in 1933.

From 1927, the merchant Heinrich Hellmann (born 1894) ran a textile shop at Mauernstraße 38; previously he had his store at Am Heiligen Kreuz 30 for a few years. However, he was then able to buy the more conveniently located house at Mauernstraße 38 and also moved his store there. He had two children with his wife Berta (born 1897): Emil-Jakob (born 1927) and Helene (born 1933). After Heinrich Hellmann's early death in October 1935, his widow continued to run the business until the pogrom in November 1938.

Businessman Julius Ems, married to Paula Rosenthal, opened a Central 50 pfennig bazaar at the end of 1895 at 52 Schuhstraße with haberdashery, gallantry, toys, household articles, glass and porcelain. However, the range was soon expanded to include more expensive items. His business concept, which included special promotions such as Christmas exhibitions, was so successful that he acquired the more centrally located shop at Am Markt 2 in 1904. The "Central-Bazar", which opened in October 1905, was praised by the local press and enjoyed a very good reputation in Celle.

In October 1922, Siegfried Wolff opened his manufacturing and fashion store at Zöllnerstraße 44. The business was completely destroyed and ransacked during the Pogrom Night. Fabrics left in front of the house were set on fire by the perpetrators. Wolff, who had been the first head of the Jewish community since December 1933, was sent to Oranienburg concentration camp. During his imprisonment, his wife Käthe sold the property and land under Nazi coercion. The business was closed on November 20, 1938.

Jacob Löwenstein was born on October 7, 1873 in Haaren/Ems. In 1904, he married Lilli Behr, the daughter of Celle merchant Aaron Behr. In 1910, Löwenstein took over a shop for outerwear and shoes from him at Zöllnerstra<e 5, which from 1933 was the sole agent for Salamander shoes in Celle. Lilli and Jacob Löwenstein had two children: Erich (born 1909) and Hilde (born 1911). Hilde died at the age of 15. Erich, a trained businessman, joined the company as a partner in 1936.

Julius Wexseler (born 1871 in Bersenbrück) came to Celle in 1899 after completing a commercial apprenticeship. Wexseler was Jewish, his wife Anna (born 1882 in Clenze), née Pevesdorf, belonged to the Lutheran Church, but converted before the wedding. They had two children, Alexander (born 1906) and Rosa (born 1909). In 1904, Wexseler set up his own business at Zöllnerstra<e 35 with a mail order business for textiles. His first store was opened at Rundenstra<e 14 in April 1905. In 1910, he rented the store in the modern building at Hehlentorstra<e 14.