Store/Shop

The beginnings of the " Hesse Newman & Co " - Bank go back to 1777, when Isac Hesse, a calico broker and money changer born in Osterode in the Harz Mountains in 1737, founded his banking business in Altona. Isac Hesse's sons Heinrich Levin and Hartwig also worked in the former banking business. In 1825, Heinrich Levin changed the name of the company to " H. L. Hesse ". Heinrich Levin Hesse was married to Mathilde Amalie Hesse, née Oppenheimer.

Richard Oppenheim was born on March 17, 1866. His parents were Joseph (later Julius) Oppenheim, born on September 27, 1828 in Echte/Harz and Emilie Wolfers, born on May 12, 1842 in Minden. Richard, a trained merchant, became co-owner of the company "Oppenheim & Co, M. Rosenstirn Nachf." around 1890-1896. In November 1896, he married the Evangelical Lutheran Ida Zimmermann. In the meantime, Richard Oppenheim described himself as "non-denominational". In 1898, he was the sole owner of the "Richard Oppenheim" agency and commission company.

In the general address book for Göttingen 1881 the following entries can be found under the name Eichenberg: Eichenberg Baruch, Handlungs-Commis., Johannisstr.26 - Eichenberg Feodor, Commis, Gronerstr.4 - Eichenberg Sal., Getreidehändler, Neustadt 20 - Eichenberg Siegfr, Getreidehändler, Gronerstr. 4 - In the street directory -  Neustadt 20, - Gebr. Eichenberg, Fruchthandlung.  - The following entry can be found in the 1897 address book: Eichenberg, S. S., Getreidehdlg. (Siegfr. u. Selly E.), Neust. 20, Lager landwirthsch. Machine. Gronerthorstr. 32, F.

The address book of the city of Frankfurt am Main from 1916 contains the following entry: Joseph Rothschild jr., specializing in gallantry goods, wholesale, export, Langestraße 7, ground floor, (Tel. Hansa 5699), (Postscheck-K. 2348), owner Joseph Rothschild.

After the Shoah, the few surviving men and women from the Theresienstadt camp were quartered in various emergency shelters in Frankfurt; these included the retirement home at Sandweg 7 in eastern Nordend and the former, badly damaged hospital of the Israelite community at Gagernstraße 36 in Ostend, as well as the former Israelite elementary school at Röderbergweg 29. In addition to the strict rationing of food, the observance of kashrut, the dietary laws, made things even more difficult for Jews. "The first kosher butcher's shop ... was also in Theobald-Christ-Straße.

In 1889, the merchants Ferdinand Elsbach and Julius Frank founded their specialist business, initially only for men's and boys' clothing, some of which they had produced in their own tailoring shop.

The company expanded in 1910: The managing director Josef Adamski founded a branch in Hildesheim, Hoher Weg 8. Adamski ütook over this branch in 1933, and it is now run under the name Adamski GmbH & Co. KG today.

The address book of the city of Frankfurt am Main from 1915 contains the following entry: Goldschmidt Jakob, Landesprodukte und Mühlenfabrikate, Agent. und Komiss., Schützenstr.2.

The address book of the city of Frankfurt am Main from 1922 contains the following entries: Dr. M. Albersheim, founded in 1892, factory of fine perfumes and cosmetic products, Lützowstr. 15-17, (Tel. Hansa 561 and Hansa 1689 shipping department)  Owner: Walter Carsch and Fritz Albersheim. - Dr. M. Albersheim, specialty store for fine toilet articles, store Kaiser-Str.9. Erdg. (Hansa 2561) - Moritz (Moises) Albersheim was born on June 18, 1854 in Nottuln, district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The company " Gebr. Goldschmidt "  (the owners Salomon and Josef Goldschmidt imported domestic and foreign textiles from factory production and exported domestic canvas on a large scale)  was divided in 1841. In 1851 Samuel Frank took over the trading business of Salomon Goldschmidt. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Frank brothers' textile company employed numerous homeworkers in Rahden. This later became the textile company " Daniel Oppenheim & Sohn " on Rahdener Kirchplatz. - Daniel Oppenheim and his wife were very active in the Jewish community.