Ludwig Levy Collection 1837-1942

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Ludwig Levy Collection 1837-1942

This collection covers the history of the Levy family of Hamburg, Germany from 1837 through 1942. The bulk of the material relates to Ludwig Levy and his wife Ida née Winterberg, particularly the wealth that they lost during Nazi persecution and their unsuccessful efforts to emigrate. Materials include business, banking, investment, tax, and inheritance records as well as vital records, emigration papers, clippings, official notices to Jewish residents in Hamburg, limited correspondence, and a few photographs.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6346818

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Levy, Irma

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The Levy family can be traced back to Levy Joseph Levy, a businessman, and his wife Fanny née Alexander. Their son Abraham was born in 1837 and later gained citizen status in Hamburg, where he founded A. Levy Metallgeschäft, a metal smelting business located at Ausschläger Elbdeich 74/76 in Hamburg. Abraham married Emma née Freudenthal in 1876, and they had two sons, Ludwig and Joseph. Ludwig Levy was born on March 10, 1875 in Hamburg. In 1906, Ludwig and his brother Jos...

Levy, Ludwig, 1875-1945?

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Levy, Ida

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Winterberger family

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