Gentian distillery L. Eberhardt

Brand of the Enzian distillery L. Eberhardt, designed by Paul Neu

The gentian distillery L. Eberhardt was the most important Enzian distillery in Germany.

Lazarus Eberhardt (born 1849 in Maßbach ) founded the Enzian distillery in Munich in 1879 . After his death in 1902, his son Sigmund (born 1878) took over the company. During the Nazi era , the company was “Aryanized” and in 1938 sold far below its value.

Completely destitute, Sigmund Eberhardt and his wife Gretchen emigrated to the USA in 1939 . After the Second World War , Sigmund Eberhardt returned to the Federal Republic of Germany and was able to get his company back in 1950 in a restitution procedure. In 1952 he sold the company and moved permanently to the USA, where he died in 1957. Until 1969 the company produced spirits under the name L. Eberhardt .

literature

• Gentian distillery L. Eberhardt. In: Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online edition ).

Web links

Commons : Enzianbrennerei L. Eberhardt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Joseph Maran : "Bavaria's famous brand" The most successful producer of gentian schnapps was a Jew . In: Jüdische Allgemeine from May 15, 2014.
• Stoneware bottle from the L. Eberhardt gentian distillery