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Gustav Tuch (born December 21, 1834 in Hamburg ; † February 2, 1909 there ) was a German businessman , journalist and founder of an association .

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Gustav Tuch was the only son of Isaac Tuch. His father, who came from Poland, was a small business man who made tobacco and cigars. Gustav Tuch received school training at the Israelite Free School. At the age of 13 he started commercial training. With the help of his father, he trained in languages, mathematics, economics and business law and traveled through Europe. He then found a job at Commerz- und Discount Bank. From 1859, Tuch wrote contributions for the German National Association .

In 1864, Tuch acquired citizenship in Hamburg . In the same year he married Caroline Hildesheim. The couple had three sons and two daughters who were born between 1865 and 1872. From 1871, Tuch headed the Anglo-Deutsche Bank in Hamburg. He also edited the economic policy section of the Hamburger Nachrichten . When the paper followed Bismarck's protectionist course in 1879 , Tuch left the editorial team due to arguments.

In politics, Tuch was involved in Hamburg's customs issues. Since 1867 he belonged to the association for the connection of Hamburg to the Zollverein. In his book The Special Position of the German Free Ports in 1878 he described the situation of German free ports in comparison to other European ports. Further works and reviews appeared in the Prussian Yearbooks , the Yearbook for Legislation, Administration and Economics in the German Empire and the Journal for German Economics . In a book from 1881, Tuch specifically treated the port of Hamburg . His ideas corresponded to the customs union agreement concluded in the same year, which was completed in 1888. In 1899 he was awarded the Prussian Order of the Crown, 4th class, for his efforts in customs matters .

Tuch, who was of Jewish faith, tried to fight emerging anti-Semitism. He belonged to the college of representatives of the Hamburg Jewish community. From 1887 he was involved in the Henry Jones Lodge in the B'nai B'rith order , of which he was chairman twelve times. He also worked for many years in the general committee of the Grand Lodge for Germany UOBB.

Memorial stone Gustav Tuch , Ilandkoppel Jewish cemetery

Tuch helped and looked after Jews who had fled Eastern Europe and wanted to travel on via the port of Hamburg. In 1892 he founded the Esra association for the purposes of the emigrants , which campaigned for Jews who were farming in Palestine and Syria. This is how he met Max Bodenheimer in Cologne . Together they founded the Association for the Promotion of Natural Resources and Life among Jews in Germany in 1898 .

Although he did not join any association, Tuch supported Zionism . He prepared the IX. Zionist Day, which took place in Hamburg in 1909 after his death. Tuch tried to promote national Jewish self-confidence by founding many associations. These included the Association for Jewish History and Literature in 1892 , the Free Israelite Association in 1895 , the Israelite Youth Association in 1896 and the Israelite Gymnastics Association in 1899 . Together with Max Grunwald he founded the Society for Jewish Folklore in 1896 .

As the first Jewish representative in Germany, Tuch took a stand against the international girl trafficking and Jews involved in it. For this reason he founded the Israelite Humanitarian Women's Association in 1893 .

Gustav Tuch died unexpectedly during an appendix operation. He was first buried in the Jewish cemetery on Grindel . After the National Socialists had forcibly closed the cemetery in 1937, the grave was moved to the Ohlsdorf Jewish cemetery . Gustav Tuch is commemorated with a memorial stone in the honorary complex in the “Grindelfriedhof” area.

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SURNAME Cloth, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman, journalist and founder of a society
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1909
Place of death Hamburg