Israel (family)

The Israel family was a Jewish entrepreneurial family in Berlin who came from Pomerania as protective Jews in the 18th century .

Family history

Members of the family had come to Berlin from Schneidemühl in 1741 . Jacob Israel opened a clothing store on Molkenmarkt and was granted citizenship in 1809 . His son Nathan Israel was granted civil rights in 1815. He founded a shop for Silesian linen fabrics at Jüdenstrasse 18, which later became the Nathan Israel department store .

The rise of Nathan Israel and his family exemplifies the emancipation of German Jews as a result of the Jewish edict of 1812 .

Stumbling blocks for Nathan and Wilfrid Israel

family members

• Jacob Israel (1753-1821)
• Nathan Israel (1782-1852)
• Jacob Israel (1823-1894)
• Moritz Israel (1830–1895)
• James Israel (1848-1926)
• Berthold Israel (1868–1935)
• Wilfrid Israel (1899-1943)

literature

• Martin Mende: The fate of the Israel family and their department store - Königstraße 7-14 corner Spandauer Straße , in: Mitteilungen des Verein für die Geschichte Berlins 108, 2012, p. 106ff.