Blumenthal, Luise

Born in Buttenhausen on May 6, 1870, the merchant Leopold Levi, son of Moses Levi and Jeanette Levi née Heilbronner, was involved in various Jewish organizations in Stuttgart, where he had a clothing factory.

In 1897 he married Minna Levi née Stein, who was born in Nuremberg in 1876. They had four children.

Since November 1911, Levi was a member of the B'nai B'rith lodge of Stuttgart.

From 1919 to 1940 Levi worked for the Oberrat der Israelitischen Religionsgemeinschaft Wuerttembergs . Levi also served as an Oberkirchenvorsteher in the Oberkirchenbehoerde and as a member of the Israelitisches Gemeindevorsteheramt . In addition he was involved in the Chewra Kadischa and performed work for the Juedische Nothilfe .

His last speech which he held on July 4, 1940, he delivered during the last meeting of the Oberrat der Israelitischen Religionsgemeinschaft Wuerttembergs before its dissolution was enforced.

Leopold Levi and his family emigrated to the United States via Cuba. On August the 2nd, 1968, he died in New York.

From the guide to the Leopold Levi Collection, 1833-1986, bulk 1933-1952, (Leo Baeck Institute)