Jakob Kahn
Jakob Kahn (born January 17, 1878 in Mannheim , † November 8, 1948 in Singen ) was a German tailor, travel agent and politician.
Life
Jakob Kahn was a travel agent in Schwetzingen and party secretary in Singen. In 1908 he was a party employee of the Social Democratic Party in Schwetzingen. From 1909 to 1921 he also represented the SPD in the Second Chamber of the Baden State Assembly and in the Baden State Parliament . He became a city councilor and later SPD secretary in Singen. Kahn was of Jewish origin and took part in political actions. After 1933 he was repeatedly imprisoned, most recently on August 22, 1944 in the Gewitter action . As a “first degree half-breed” he was not affected by the deportation of the Jews from Baden in October 1940 to the Gurs internment camp .
literature
- Martin Schumacher (Ed.): MdL, the end of the parliaments in 1933 and the members of the state parliaments and citizenships of the Weimar Republic during the time of National Socialism: political persecution, emigration and expatriation from 1933 to 1945 . Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 1995.
Web links
- Speeches by Jakob Kahn in the Baden State Assembly in the digital collections of the Baden State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahn, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German tailor, travel agent and politician (SPD) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1948 |
| Place of death | To sing |