Salomon Herzfeld
Salomon Herzfeld (also: Ernst Herzfeld ) (born February 14, 1875 in Graetz , Posen Province , † 1948 in Buenos Aires ) was a German-Jewish lawyer and functionary.
Life
Herzfeld attended the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Posen until 1894 and studied law and economics at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau , Munich , Berlin and Breslau . In the spring of 1897 he passed the trainee exam. He received his doctorate in law and was a trainee lawyer in Lobsens, Schneidemühl, Bromberg and Posen. In January 1902 he became a court assessor. In 1903 he settled in Essen as a lawyer specializing in commercial and corporate law . In 1920 he also became a notary. Herzfeld gained importance primarily as a member of the main board of the Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith (1924–1938, Chairman 1936–1938) and as a co-founder and member of the advisory board of the Reich Representation of German Jews (1933–1938). In 1939 he emigrated to Palestine .
He was married to Klara Frankenstein and had four children.
literature
- Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, DNB 453960286 , p. 734.
Web links
- Wolfgang Herzfeld: Herzfeld - family chronicle
- Max Kreutzberger [and a.]: Leo Baeck Institute New York Library and Archives
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herzfeld, Salomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Jewish lawyer and functionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graetz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1948 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |