Elias Marks
Elias Marks (born June 20, 1765 in Kamen , † January 14, 1854 in Hamm ) was a Jewish merchant and philanthropist from Hamm.
family
Elias Marks was the son of Marcus Hertz , a brother of Anschel Hertz . He was married to Henriette Hertz (1769-1823). Her daughter Sophie (1791-1816) married Alexander Haindorf (1784-1862) in 1815 .
Life
Marks was one of the outstanding personalities of the Jewish community in Hamm .
The merchant lived at Südstrasse 6 in Hamm (old: Nro 559).
In 1820 he bought the Brandenburg-Prussian fiefdom Haus Caldenhof from the Wolframsdorf heirs for 18,300 thalers . In 1824 he bought Gut Wilkinghof in Berge . From 1841 to 1843 the businessman was also a city councilor . Together with Israel Gerson , Seligmann Bacharach , Levi Stern and Elias Spanier , Elias Marks bought the house at Martin-Luther-Straße 5 in 1842 in order to subsequently make it available to the Jewish community as a school and building site for a new synagogue. He did not live to see the construction of the new synagogue in 1868.
He also supported the school project of his son-in-law Alexander Haindorf in Münster with not inconsiderable funds. In 1825, Marks and Haindorf jointly founded the Marks-Haindorf Foundation , which was supposed to help Jewish children.
In his will, Marks founded the Marks Foundation in 1854 with the stipulation that it should support citizens of any denomination in need of help. The foundation includes interest from a chapter of 5,000 Reichsthalers and the rights to use a garden in southern Feldmark.
His tomb is on the Jewish part of the East Cemetery .
literature
- Mechthild Brand: Between social reality and personal decision. Three generations of women in the Herz family . In: Antje Flüchter-Sheryari, Maria Perrefort (ed.): The forgotten story. 775 years of women's life in Hamm. Workshop reports . Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Hamm 2001, ISBN 3-9806491-6-4 , ( Notes on City History 7), pp. 237–243.
- Anna Dartmann: The social, economic and cultural development of the Jewish community in Hamm (1327-1943) . City of Hamm, Hamm 1976, ( facts and reports 24, ZDB -ID 236623-x ), p. 44 and P. 47.
- Susanne Freund, Sophie Haindorf - A Jewish Woman's Life . In: Antje Flüchter-Sheryari, Maria Perrefort (ed.): The forgotten story. 775 years of women's life in Hamm. Workshop reports . Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Hamm 2001, ISBN 3-9806491-6-4 , ( Notes on City History 7), pp. 226–236.
- Elke Hilscher: "... love cannot perish ..." Jewish cemetery in Hamm. Documentation in pictures . Photography: Heinz Feussner. Senior City Director of the City of Hamm, Hamm 1994, ISBN 3-929314-01-0 , p. 232 No. 185.
- Andreas Skopnik: "Open the gates of justice". Construction and demolition of the New Synagogue in Hamm 1868-1939 . Westfälischer Anzeiger Verlags-Gesellschaft, Hamm 1995, ISBN 3-924966-07-9 , p. 8.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marks, Elias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish merchant and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Came |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1854 |
| Place of death | Hamm |