Store/Shop

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.

Isaak Hess (1789-1866) opened an antiquarian bookshop in his hometown of Lauchheim in 1817, which he moved to Ellwangen in 1838. The antiquarian bookshop soon became one of the most important of its time and was continued after Hess' death by his sons Moritz and Sigmund. The building at Schmiedstraße 6 also served as a residence.

Hess also became an early board member of Lauchheim's Jewish community and played an important role in the emancipation of Württemberg's Jews in the 19th century.

In the address book of the city of Suhl from the year 1910, the following entry can be found in the company register section: Levy, David, Inh: Gustav Levy jun. und N. Ottensoser, Schnittwaren- und Lederhandlung, Langebrücke 19.