Hauser, Siegfried Oskar & Family; Hauser & Co

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Hauser, Siegfried ("Friedel") Oskar (1882 Offenburg – 1940 Auschwitz), merchant. After completing his apprenticeship, he joined his father's clothing store, which Jakob Hauser (1848-1920) and Karl Levi established in Offenburg in 1876. In 1938 Hauser had to sell it to Max Keilbach and Josef Heinrich. The company "Hauser & Levi" was deleted from the commercial register on April 19, 1939 and the business was then called "Keilbach & Klein" --

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Reference Code
P31 Hauser & Co - Private Collection
Dates
1879-1940
Consists of
278 files
Languages
German;
Description
The collection of this upper middle class merchant family holds various information of the extended Hauser family. Among the items in this collection are correspondence between couples and family members, mainly letters to and from Jakob Hauser, Pauline [Lina] Hauser, geb. Dreyfuss; Jenny Hauser, geb. Frank; letters to and from Siegfried Oskar Hauser and Hugo Hauser. The collection also comprises the business records of the "Hauser & Levi" textile company including many business and personal bills, business correspondence, personal account books, stocks and dividend coupons. The collection also contains military postcards and letters (Feldpost) from WWI, emigration papers/letters and photographs.
Title
Hauser, Siegfried Oskar & Family
Hauser & Co.
Contributors
Host Item
Hauser & Co - Private Collection
Level of Description
Fonds Record
Biographical summary
Hauser (1880 Offenburg-1944 Auschwitz). Siegfried probably began a commercial apprenticeship after which he became a businessman, following in his father's footsteps. After completing his apprenticeship, he joined his father's clothing store, which Jakob Hauser (1848-1920) and Karl Levi established in Offenburg in 1876. In 1920, both Karl Levi and Jakob Hauser died and Siegfried became the sole owner of the renowned Offenburg textile company "Hauser & Levi". In 1938 he had to sell the store to Max Keilbach and Josef Heinrich. The company "Hauser & Levi" was deleted from the commercial register on April 19, 1939 and the business was then called "Keilbach & Klein".
Siegfried Hauser was deported to the Gurs Pyrenees camp on the notorious October 22, 1940. From there he was taken to Auschwitz, where he, his wife Johanna, and his brother were murdered. His nephew Hans Gustav survived, and since Siegfried had no children, Hans - called Jack - who lived in the USA, was the sole heir. For some time, Jack Hauser argued with the German compensation authorities about Siegfried's apartment and his uncle's large stamp collection, for which he received 5,000 DM. A stumbling block ("Stolperstein") serves as a reminder of Siegfried Hauser at Friedrichstrasse 12 in Offenbach, where he grew up and lived. The successful fashion chain “H & M” now resides in the once renowned “Hauser & Levi” store.
Ownership History
The collection came from the Offenbach Depot to the CAHJP in the late 1950s.
Language Note
Some of the handwritten documents are written in German Kurrent script (German cursive handwriting).
National Library system number
990043213650205171
Links
Photograph: unknown, 1951From: the website Aufstehen gegen Rassismus Offenburg, "Siegfried Oskar Hauser"

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