Veit-Simon family

The Veits and the Simons were families of prominent Jewish businessmen and booksellers in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Berlin.

The banker Simon Veit was married to the prominent salonniere Dorothea Schlegel née Brendel Mendelssohn, daughter of Moses Mendelssohn; their son Philipp Veit became a prominent painter. This Philipp Veit is not to be confused with two other family members named Philip Veit, one of whom was Simon's brother, and another of whom was Simon's nephew. For more detailed information, consult the family trees located in folders 1 and 5.

Moritz Veit was a prominent publisher and bookseller, as well as a member of the 1848 National Assembly in Frankfurt.

The banking firm Gebrüder Veit was founded by Solomon, David, and Simon Veit, sons of Juda Veit Singer, the family patriarch. According to the Encyclopedia Judaica, the firm 'specialized in money-market and securities arbitrage,' enjoying 'the highes reputation both in Germany and abroad.' The firm stayed under family control for nearly 150 years, before the depression of 1931 brought on its demise.

Arnold Otto Meyer was the head of an eponymous export firm in Hamburg.

From the guide to the Veit-Simon Family Collection, 1763-1965, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)