Production

In the address book of the city of Berlin from the year 1880, the following entry can be found: Max Japha, Factory of Schürzen and Röcken, Oranienburger Straße 75, owner Max Japha, apartment Oranienburger Stra0e 56a.

In 1887, the Jewish factory owners Siegmund Sternau (1847–1895) from Büren and Albert Süskind (b. 1847)  from Oberdollendorf  founded the cloth factory „Ritz & Vogel“ in Charlottenstraße and brought their cloth factory „Süskind & Sternau“ from Lothringer Straße in Aachen into the new company as capital.The business flourished and the company quickly developed into one of the largest cloth factories in Aachen.

The Manoli cigarette company was one of the first companies to have a corporate design, which was developed by the graphic artist Lucian Bernhard from 1910. The family established the "Jacob and Rosa Mandelbaum Foundation for the Shamed Poor" in Berlin and supported numerous Jewish charities. Bernhard also designed the tombstone of the family grave at the Jewish Cemetery in Schönhauser Allee, where Jacob and Rosa Mandelbaum were buried.

The company Müller & Sussmann specialized in men's and women's shirts, cuffs and especially shirt collars. Müller & Sussmann employed up to 500 people in production, distribution and sales and was represented in all major department stores.1911 Abraham Albert Müller's sons Alfred Martin and Paul joined the company as partners and took over the business in 1921.The fiftieth anniversary of the company was also welcomed by the Mayor of Berlin Gustav Böß and other representatives of the city.

In the Adreßbuch für Aachen und Burtscheid 1877 is under " Rothschild & Salomon " following entry - cloth factory (owner Adolph Joseph Rothschild and Gustav Salomon), Procurist Joseph Havenith, Krugenofen 51 - Aachen Friedrichstr. o.Nr. - Under " Salomon Geschwister " following entry - in company Rothschild & Salomon - Aachen Hochstr. 23 .