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HIRSCH *geni
Note: Exhibition named Jews of Hořice - popular, known, forgotten? is another in the cycle of exhibitions mapping people of Jewish ethnicity, this time dedicated to distinguished Jewish individuals of this city. Remembered families were Hirsch, Mauthner, Goldschmidt and Feuerstein, who in the 2nd half of the 19th century built the foundation of Hořice industry ".. Its economic growth was also associated with other, namely textile industries, as various factorial firms established themselves in Hořice as early as the 18th century to buy locally made homespun to be traded in Prague, Vienna and elsewhere. After the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the second half of the 19th century saw the construction of a number of textile mills run mostly by Jewish entrepreneurs, the families of whom (e.g. those of Hirsch, Goldschmidt, Mauthner and Feuerstein) also built their residences in the town. The boom uplifted also local sandstone quarries that now started delivering quality building stone all over the land..."
Note: 1827: G. Hirsch mayor of the Jewish town 1833: David Hartmann Hirsch owner of factory "obchodující převážně s bavlnou". 1840: Vilém Hirsch owner "bavlnářské" factory 1843: David Hartmann Hirsch rector or administrator of synagogue 1848: Bedřich Hirsch and David Hartmann Hirsch owners of factory 1856-59: David Hartmann Hirsch mayor of the Jewish town 1856-58: Bedřich Hirsch builds 1st mechanical weaving-mill behind his house in Jewish town. Manufacturing calica, flannel, bed sheets and merchandise designated for weaving-mill products 1859-90: Bedřich Hirsch several times mayor of Jewish town 1890: Bedřich Hirsch dies (*1814), successors sons Karel and Vilém 1905: Karel leaves, owner of firm is Vilém 1910: Working plans for building a weaving-mill in Lukavec, not realized 1912: Vilém expands manufacturing to 700 stations The boom of the textile industry in Hořice was significant at the time, with six firms being established in the town during the period of 1858-1912. After WWI "zásobovací a odbytové potíže" 1927: Vilém Hirsch dies, after him JUDr. Alfred Hirsch. Little interest in business and consuming life in Vienna, combined with "hospodářskou" crisis leads the firm to bankruptcy Prosinec 1934: Manufacturing stopped and never "neobnovena" 6.5.1945: "Objekt továrny se sklady firmy Braunwerke nacisty vypálen"
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Note: 1848: Brothers Feuerstein & Goldschmidt own a factory 1850's: David Feuerstein owns factories in other cities 1856: Brothers Feuerstein & Goldschmidt open on Jaroměřské (Žižkově) street first "soustředěnou manifukturu" 1864-65: Isaak Feuerstein mayor Jewish town 1862: Isak Feuerstein opens as yet largest weaving-mill on Králohradecké(Husově) street 1887-89: Emanuel Feuerstein mayor Jewish town 1894: Emanuel Feuerstein builds a villa on Husově street čp.321. Chroncle of J. Řehák states "manufacturer Feuerstein was a good Jew, who lived more in Hořice, than in Vienna. His wife was generous towards the poverty-stricken" 1909: Emanuel Feuerstein dies, after him Arthur and Egon and nephews Hugo and Richard Strauss of Vienna (firm Feuerstein a spol.). "Vyrábělibavlněné tkaniny hladké i vzorované" 1924: "Pr�stavba" weaving-mill on Husově street 1928: Firm "Feuerstein a spol." buys weaving-mill "za Hrabem" with the villa for 2.5 million Kč. "Zadlu�en� firma se dostava do problemu, ktere prohlubuje
nadchazejici hospodarska krize. Reseni ma prinest novy vyrobni program - vyroba umeleho hedvabi a modernich kapesniku" 1932: Consequently due to the crisis, manufacturing stopped on
Havlíčkově street "v chonu ponech�na weaving-mill" on Husově street and in Poličce-see history:
"..in 1938, Feuerstein a spol. employed 800 people.." 1938: Hitler invades Austria and Hugo Strauss plans "arizaci" firm, Arthur Feuerstein dies 1939: Firm ownership changes to Egon's son-in-law Gschwendt and wife of Hugo Strauss 1944: Egon Feuerstein commits suicide, cousins Strauss died in Osvětim (Auschwitz) concentration camp.. AND rough translation from Hořice web site Jewish history
In 1856 Emanuel Feuerstein and brothers Goldschmidt started the first Textile business in Horschitz and in 1862, the largest mill to-date on Husově street was built by Isaak Feuerstein
*see reference to Feuerstein a spol.
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*Fanni's siblings: Ludwig Winternitz (8/8/1829 - 6/6/1908 bur Mödling cem, Austria) geni & Emilie Mautner (1/23/1837 - 9/20/1917 bur Mödling) NFP, centropa- Sophie Hirn "ch. Olga & (?) Kern, Bertha & baron (?) von Teschenberg, Paul (8/20/1860 - 11/22/1918 bur Mödling) NFP & Irene Raditz (1869 Tata, Hungary - ) {parents of Helene /Kucky? (abt 1894 - ) & Ernst Goldberger ( res. Vienna-9 -) [parents of Paul, Juliane], Clara (4/13/1900 Vienna - 8/28/1994 ) & dr. law Richard Engler (5/15/1891 Vienna m. 6/4/1923 Vienna - dep. to Dachau to Buchenwald camps) below, geni [parents of dr. med Sophie (6/28/1929 Vienna - ) & dr. law Albert Hirn (9/6/1927 Vienna -) #parents of dr. med Beate Annabelle, Irene Gertrude, Richard#]} <sister of Risa Raditz (1868 Tata - ) & dr. Albert Mittler (abt 3/31/1854 Arad, Romania - 7/17/1930 Vienna) geni-more, Vilma Raditz (1870 Tata fled to USA - ) & dr. Daniel Bachrach (abt 1860 - 4/20/1912 Vienna) geni-more {parents of Alice, Franz Karl, Lisl & Franz Schnabel [parents of Walter]} children of Sigmund Raditz (abt 1839 - 9/30/1911 Vienna) geni & Charlotte Frankl (1845-1938) {sister of Wilhelm Frankl von Szephely (abt 1839 res. Hungary - 8/5/1930 Štúrovo /Párkány, Slovakia) grossindustriellen, gründers & seniorchefs firma Frankl söhne geni-more & Rosa Braun (abt 1848 - 12/30/1924 Bratislava, Slovakia) [parents of Ella & (?) Sándor geni-more, Josef & Sari Renner <parents of Maria Katharina>, Wilhelm (1907 -) grandfather of Inci ( emig. 1956 to USA - )]}>, dr. prof. Wilhelm Winternitz (1835 - 2/22/1917 bur. Vienna) & Lydie Löwenthal *Vilma, Risa, Irene (nee Raditz) were deported 19/10/1941 from Rosenbursenstraße 8/7, Vienna-1 to Łódź ghetto döw, deported 1943 to Theresienstadt
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*Richard Engler siblings: Martha Engler (1894 - ) geni + dr. Julius Mayer ( res. fled to USA - ) "ch. Stefan & Uli (?) {parents of Gary, Monika", Greta /Grete Engler ( emmig. to Manchester, England - ) + (?) Frischman /Frischmann "ch. Susie & Walter Eisenberg {parents of a son}", Hans Engler ( fled to China - on the way to USA) ing. + Hulda (?) ( res. China, Philippines, USA - USA) "ch. Lee /Leopold ( res. England, Boston, USA - ) geni & (?) {parents of 3 sons}" Father: Joachim Heinrich "Heinerle" Engler (abt 1849 res. Glockengasse 24, Vienna-2 - 9/27/1929 Vienna) NFP Eskomptier genteam Mother: Sofie (Sophie) Friedmann (abt 1870 - 3/5/1909 Löblichg. 14, Vienna 1090) NFP, geni <sister of Hugo & ?Antonie Toni Spitzer ?) {parents of Otto, Paul (1903 Vienna - 3/11/1916 Vienna) NFP, genteam bur/w Paula Haas (1859 - 3/23/1917) and daughter of dr Robert Spitzer (1862 - bur 5/26/1913 Vienna) & Amalie (?)}?, Karl, dr. med Rudolf, Ernst, Emma & Ludwig Ignácz and sister-in-law of Mizzi (nee ?) Friedmann> *1st wife of Joachim Engler: (?) parents of: Rosa Engler + Gustav Spitzer ( - bef. 1938) geni "ch. Tilde ( - South America) & Paul Fein ( - South America) {parents of Gustl ( res. South America -) & (?) with children)}", dr. dent. Albert Engler + Alice (?) ( - both dep. to Theresienstadt; 9/14/1942 Vienna to Maly Trostinec, Belarus - 18/9/1942 Maly Trostinec) döw "ch. Marianne & Kurt Curtis (of Austria m. England - ) {parents of Ruth & George (?)}" P-grandmother: Antonie (nee ?) Engler (abt 1813 - 1/21/1893 Vienna) bur/w Hauser totgeb. Knabe (2/22/1899 - bur 2/22/1899) M-grandfather: Heinrich Friedmann *geni
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Note: 1731: Abraham Goldschmidt mayor Jewish town 1800: Wolf Goldschmidt "výrobce pentlí" 1840: Isak Goldschmidt owner of bavlnářské (cotton) factory 1848: "Brothers Goldschmidt a Feuerstein", Nathan Goldschmidt owner of factory 1850's: M. Goldschmidt owns factories in other cities 1864: "S.L. Goldschmidt", Emanuel Mauthner and Moses Goldschmidt owners of factory 1875: Karl Goldschmidt owner of the last factory 1856: "Brothers Goldschmidt a Feuerstein" open on Jaroměřské (Žižkově) street 1st "soustředěnou manifukturu se 100 regulátorovými stavy". They manufactured cotton calico 1857-60: "Brothers Goldschmidt a Fauthner" build a weaving-mill in Borku (later firm "Goldschmidt a spol.", manufacturing cutting and "pestrobarevných tkanin" 1871: M. Goldschmidt mayor Jewish town 1888: Brothers Ferdinand and Josef Goldschmidt build a weaving-mill "za Hrabrem" on Havlíčkově street, modern building from English standards "se strestnim světlem" firm: Brothers Goldschmidt, manufacturing "bavlněných, vlněných a hedvábných látek". After WWI "z�sobovac� a odbytové potíže" 1928: Brothers Goldschmidt sell weaving-mill za Hrabrem to "Feuerstein a spol." May 1931: Consequently due to a crisis, weawing-mill Goldschmidt a spol. na Borku stopped, later becoming property of Herman Reif in Vienna. The Goldschmidt's lived in Vienna, with Austria becoming part of Germany they fled before the Nazi's to Prague, from where they were taken to concentration camps. AND In 1888, Goldschmidt mill was updated on Havlíčkově street within r. Adolf Mautner and Joseph Müller weaving-mill, on the outskirts of Chvaliny. Also, mention goes to stepmother, yet juggling within 90. aviator 19. st. Absolon Raubitschek AND
Od r.1880 působila v Miletíně faktorie Josefa Müllera z Hořic (čp. 187), od r.1912 měl zde menší faktorství Machek. Až v letech 1901/2 vystavěl pod městem větší tovární budovu Samuel Frankebusch a v ní zahájil provoz tkalcovny bavlny. R.1905 tkalcovnu koupil v dražbě bělohradský fabrikant Ferdinand Goldschmidt a v jeho rodině se udržela až do r.1924.. V květnu 1906 byla v Miletíně rozsáhlá stávka zaměstnanců mech.tkalcovny F. Goldschmidta.
Note: Julius was a well known traveller from Hořice(Horitz, Horschitz), Bohemia
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