Abraham Langschur

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Abraham Langschur (born June 22, 1841 in Ronsperg / Czech Poběžovice , Bohemia ; † September 3, 1923 there ) was a Jewish businessman in Poběžovice.

Life

Langschur was born on June 22, 1841 in Poběžovice, house number 45, as the son of Seligmann and Barbara Langschur. He attended the local Jewish school and later the Tachov Middle School . After completing his school education, he returned to Poběžovice and married Pauline Grüner from Tachov on July 16, 1869. The couple had twelve children, three of whom died in early childhood. One of his children was the teacher Dr. Siegmund Langschur (born June 8, 1884 in Poběžovice; † July 28, 1942 Baranoviči ), who was murdered with his wife Erna on July 28, 1942 in the Branovitz concentration camp. In his memory, a high school student in Krnov is awarded a prize for exceptional achievement every year.

Until 1905, Langschur leased the manorial brewery Austria , house no. 35 in Judengasse, which was located below the synagogue, and brewed barley and wheat beer there for Ronsperg and the surrounding area. He later moved with his family to house number 8, where he ran a general store and hardware store on the ground floor. For several years he also ran the local savings bank. In 1913 he was elected to the local city committee.

Langschur took an active part in Jewish life in Poběžovice. He was a member of the Burial Society for more than 40 years . Throughout his life he made good connections between Jews and Catholics.

Langschur died on September 3, 1923 in Poběžovice, his wife five years after him. The couple was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Poběžovice . The grave was found, described and moved during the restoration of the Jewish cemetery.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Významní Rodáci
  2. ↑ Krnovská synagoga
  3. ↑ The oldest tombstone dates from 1634. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Chamer Zeitung May 29, 2013. P. 59 , archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; Retrieved January 5, 2014 .
  4. ^ Franz Bauer: Ronsperg. In: Franz Liebl, Heimatkreis Bischofteinitz (Hrsg.): Our Heimatkreis Bischofteinitz. Brönner & Daentler, Eichstätt 1967, p. 228.
personal data
SURNAME Langschur, Abraham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION bohemian businessman
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Poběžovice , Czech Republic
DATE OF DEATH September 3, 1923
Place of death Poběžovice , Czech Republic