Samuel Nussbaum
In Würzburg, Samuel Nussbaum connects you with the history of a Jewish family rooted in the region. Its story begins around 1800, when Manes and Marianne Nussbaum moved to Hammelburg from Burghaun and Willmars. Hammelburg became home to Samuel, his brothers Israel and Hirsch, and several generations of their families. Commerce shaped their lives, with cloth and hardware businesses forming part of the local economy.
Samuel, born in 1801, married Carolina Bamberger from Heidingsfeld and raised four daughters: Fannij, Elise, Babette, and Clara. A fire destroyed much of Hammelburg’s old town in April 1854, including Nussbaum family homes. Later generations attended local schools, ran businesses, and joined community life before Nazi persecution forced sales, departures, and emigration. Several relatives became Holocaust victims, including Hermann Nussbaum, Klara Kallmann, and Rosa Rotschild. Records, photographs, biographies, archives, and memorials preserve their connection to Jewish life around Hammelburg and Würzburg.
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