Rheintorstraße 30 1898
My name is Hans David Blum. This large house impressed me from the time I was a child.
This photo from 1898 shows a family in front of the house. It shows Sigmund Geismar, the owner of the house, with his wife Bertha. The barn and stables belonged to Ferdinand Geismar, his brother. I remember Sigmund Geismar. I was 10 years old when he died. Then a Christian family moved in. That was new!
The Geismars were descendants of one of the founders of the Breisach Jewish community!
The Jewish families of Breisach were closely related to each other: for example the Geismars were also the grandparents of Hermann Bähr, the community’s president.
The Jewish quarter really was like a small village. After the Thirty Years' War, in the 17th century, Benedikt Geismar's family was one of the first Jewish families allowed to settle here. The names Günzburger and Wurmser also appear among the founders.
Those who couldn't earn a living from commerce with the French military worked in the cattle, grain and wine trades. Later, other lines of business opened up: commerce with metal, silver, clothing and commodities as well as lending and pawnbroking.
For the Jewish community itself, butchers and bakers were particularly important, because they were needed to be able to observe dietary laws.
Ort | Breisach am Rhein |
Autor | Blaues Haus |
Kategorien | Stadtbild Tourismus Erinnern |
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Lizenz | Unbeschränktes Nutzungsrecht (Public Domain) |
Bildquelle | Blaues Haus Breisach |
Urheber | unbekannt |
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Lizenz Vergleichsbild | Alle Rechte vorbehalten |
Bildquelle Vergleichsbild | Blaues Haus Breisach |
Zugeordnete Touren | Jüdisches Leben in Breisach JEWISH LIFE IN BREISACH HISTOIRE DES JUIFS À BREISACH |