Nachmann, Lothar

Hugo Friedrich Nachmann (alternatively Friedrich, Frederick, or Fritz) was born on March 14, 1889 in Rastatt, Germany. Between 1908 and 1912, he attended university in Heidelberg, Geneva, Strasbourg, Freiburg, and Berlin and began a career in journalism thereafter. He married Hilda (alternatively Hilde) Ettlinger on June 27, 1919.

Starting in 1920, Friedrich Nachmann worked as the business editor for the Frankfurter Zeitung in Frankfurt am Main. In 1934, he was ousted from this position and from membership in the Reichsverband der deutschen Presse (Reich Association of the German Press) following the introduction of National Socialist laws regarding leadership of the press, particularly the Editorial Law of October 4, 1933. He was given a lower-paying position in the advertising department of the Frankfurter Zeitung until 1937, when he was forced out of this position as well.

Friedrich and Hilda Nachmann immigrated with their three children to the United States in July of 1937 and eventually settled in Forest Hills, New York.

Friedrich filed for restitution for damages to his career advancement and to his wealth and property. His claims were successful, and he eventually received a monthly pension from the German government. After his death in 1975, Hilda Nachmann successfully secured a pension from the German government as his widow.

From the guide to the Ettlinger-Nachmann Family Collection, 1918-1984, bulk 1950-1980, (Leo Baeck Institute)