Store/Shop

The department store (Warenhaus) on Mauritiusplatz was built in 1892 by Julius Bormass. His son Moritz Bormass became a partner in 1905 and later the managing director of Julius Bormass GmbH. The crisis period of the 1920s finally drove the company into bankruptcy in 1927. In the following compulsory settlement, Moritz Bormass stood surety with his private assets. On September 1, 1942, Moritz Bormass and his wife Sophie, née Ballin, were deported to Theresienstadt. The adverse conditions prevailing there so stressed the couple that Moritz Bormass died already on September 12, 1942.

In the Jewish Address Book Frankfurt 1935 ( The 1935 Jewish Frankfurt Addressbook ) finds the following entry  -  Guggenheim, L., Lederw., Töngesgasse 27.

In the address book of the city of Berlin - edition 1877 the following entry can be found: - Siegm. Pinkuß, merchant, Behrenstraße 54 II,

In the Berlin Address Book, 1907 edition, there is the following entry:  Felix Levy, Ladies and Children's Coats Engros Export, W56, Jägerstraße 47/48, (Tel. L204) Inh. F. Levy, Wohn. W 35  Strelitzer Str. 27/1  (Tel. VL 239).

The department store (textile, haberdashery, toys) "J.M. Feibes" was founded already in 1849. Fritz Feibes was the last owner business, which was closed at the end of 1938 against the will of the owner. On 17.9.1938 the company assets were seized by "security order". From January 1, 1939, the continuation of the business was prohibited. The store was the victim of devastation during the Reich Pogrom Night. Anti-Jewish writings on the shop windows, looted window displays and destroyed interior furnishings, some of which were set on fire, remained.