Noah Wolff (August 18, 1809 – October 4, 1907) was an industrialist and Jewish community leader in Neheim, Germany (now Arnsberg). His headstone at the Neheim Jewish Cemetery (German: Jüdischer Friedhof Neheim) was washed away by the Dambusters raid flood in 1943 and unexpectedly found intact in 2012 during a construction project along the Ruhr.[1] The gravemarker was restored and returned to the cemetery.
Noah Wolff | |
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| Born | August 18, 1809 |
| Died | October 4, 1907 (aged 98) |
| Known for | Industrialist, German Jewish community leader |
Wolff and his brother ran a company called Gebrüder Wolff. They originally produced pins, needles, umbrella frames, and fishing tools,[2] and later kerosene lamps and electrical equipment. In 1857 Wolff was the head of the synagogue district Arnsberg[1] and was the main benefactor who funded the construction of the Neiheim Synagogue in 1876. The synagogue was destroyed on Kristallnacht in 1938 but was restored in 1985 and is used as a community space.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Verschollener Grabstein von Ehrenbürger Noah Wolff am Ruhrufer entdeckt | WP.de | Neheim-Hüsten". 2017-10-12. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "neheims-netz.de | Geschichte Juli 1833: Noa Wolff grundet Fabrik for Stecknadeln u. Panzerwaren". 2015-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "neheims-netz.de | Geschichte Herbst 1831: Judische Neheimer Familien beantragen eigenes Gotteshaus". 2016-04-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
Further reading edit
- Waltraud Loos: Juden im Hochsauerlandkreis im Zeitalter der Aufklärung und Emanzipation. In: Rudolf Brüschke, Norbert Föckeler: Jüdisches Leben im Hochsauerland. Fredeburg, 1994, ISBN 3-930271-18-4, S. 44
- Im Mittelpunkt: Das Licht. BJB 125 Jahre Einbindung in die Industriegeschichte Neheims Arnsberg, o. J., S. 16
- Wilfried Reininghaus: Vorüberlegungen zu einer Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte des südöstlichen Westfalens in der Neuzeit. In: Katrin Liebelt: Die Sozialstruktur der Residenzstadt Arnsberg im 17.Jahrhundert (= Untersuchungen zur Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Technikgeschichte, 14). Gesellschaft für Westfälische Wirtschaftsgeschichte e.V., Dortmund, 1996, ISBN 978-3-925227-38-7, S. XXV