Apartment/Flat

The ENT physician Dr. med. prakt. Alex Rosenbaum lived in 1929/30 in Oststraße 19, where his ENT practice was also located. Between 1929 and 1934 he moved a few streets away to Gartenweg 2.

In the Berlin address book 1922 finds the following entry: Bab Julius, writer, W57, Potsdamer Straße 68 IV. - Barbara Bab was a daughter of the writer Julius Bab and his wife  Elisabeth "Else" Karoline Johanna Bab, née Loos. Barbara was born in 1911 and died already in 1946 at the age of 35/36.

On October 15, 1898, Hans Hermann Heller was born in Greiz, the son of Paul and Edwig Heller. From 1916 to 1918 he was a soldier in the First World War. During this time he suffered an injury to his arm, which prevented him from pursuing his intended career as a pianist. He decided to study music theory and piano at the Leipzig Conservatory. There he met his later wife Ingrid Heller (née Eichwede, *1905). In 1925 he moved to Berlin to begin private studies in counterpoint, instrumentation and composition with Franz Schreker.

Eduard Lippmann came to Greiz in 1887. From 1892 at the latest, the merchant lived at Marktstrasse 57, three years later at Marktstrasse 5 and in 1898 in an apartment at Neumarkt 10 (today: Puschkinplatz). At that time he was a manager in the Heinrich Tietz department store. He married Henriette (née Jordan) and in 1902 their son Kurt was born. From about 1901 to 1908 he lived with his family in Idastra;e 26. Between 1908 and 1910 they moved into the residential house in Gartenweg 2.

The recipient of the card is Wilhelm Borchardt, a son of Siegmund Salomon Borchardt and a nephew of Kora Hirschfeld. Kora Hirschfeld, née Borchardt was born  19 March 1840 in Jastrow ( Jastrowie - Poland ). She was married to Georg Hirschfeld, born on December 5, 1835 in Kulmsee, Pomerania, Prussia. She became a widow very early. Her husband Georg Hirschfeld died at the age of 53 on March 20, 1889 in Berlin. He is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin Wei&szligsee. Kora Hirschfeld herself died in Berlin on March 23, 1925, at the age of 85.

The recipient of the card is Wilhelm Borchardt, a son of Siegmund Salomon Borchardt and a nephew of Adele Bock. Adele Bock, née Borchardt was born on 26 August 1856 in Bromberg ( Bydgoszcz ). She was married to Martin Bock, born on 12 September 1844 in Berlin. She became a widow very early. Her husband Martin Bock died already at the age of 43 on 23 November 1887. Adele Bock herself died on 10 December 1929 at the age of 73.

Wilhelm (William) Borchardt was 15 years old when he received the greeting card. He was born in Berlin on November 24, 1883, the son of Siegmund Salomon Borchardt, a paper wholesaler, and Hedwig Borchardt, née Berliner. The card was signed by his aunt Adele Bock and his aunt Kora Hirschfeld, both sisters of his father. Wilhelm was still living at home at this time. At least in the same house, because in the Berlin address book of 1900, his father Siegmund Borchardt is still listed at the address Friedrichstraße 226. Wilhelm married Ida Paderstein on May 18, 1911 in Berlin.

Card text - Berlin - July 25. - Dear Ludwig. You know that I have been trying for some time to obtain a 500-pound settler site. Today I am told that these posts will be distributed directly in Erez, because only 35 in total are earmarked for this schedule and it is not specified how much of these 35 each individual country will receive. The Pal Amt Berlin has sent a settler proposal list to Erez on which I am also listed. The decision will be made in Erez very soon, because the certificates are to be selected in this schedule. Dr.