History of The Jews in Laupheim - Prominent Jews From Laupheim

Prominent Jews From Laupheim

  • Kilian von Steiner (9 October 1833 – 11 November 1903), banker.
  • Moritz Henle (7 August 1850 – 24 August 1925), cantor and composer of Jewish reform movement.
  • Carl Laemmle (17 January 1867 – 24 September 1939), film producer, founder of Universal Studios.
  • Friedrich Adler (29 April 1878 – 1942), Jugendstil and Art Deco designer; perished in Auschwitz.
  • Hertha Nathorff (5 June 1895 - 10 June 1993), pediatrician.
  • Gretel Bergmann (born 12 April 1914), internationally renowned high jumper of the 1930s.
  • Siegfried Einstein (30 November 1919 - 25 April 1983 in Mannheim), author and poet.

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