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Julius Löw * 1873

Neue ABC-Straße 3 (Hamburg-Mitte, Neustadt)

HIER WOHNTE
JULIUS LÖW
JG. 1873
DEPORTIERT 1941
RIGA
ERMORDET

Julius Löw, born on 20 May 1873 in Biebrich, deported 6 Dec. 1941 to Riga-Jungfernhof

Neue ABC-Strasse 3

Julius Löw was born in Biebrich near Mosbach in Wiesbaden/Rhine on 20 May 1873. Whether he also spent his childhood and youth there is not known. His family had lived at Bismarckstrasse 106 in Hamburg’s Hoheluft quarter since 1917. Julius Löw apparently met his later wife Louise Hermine Hahn (born on 31 Mar. 1894) when he lived as a subtenant at Fruchtallee 26 with Louise’s widowed mother Margaretha Mariane Louise Hahn.

They got married on 8 Aug. 1925. At the time of his wedding, Julius Löw was already 52 years old and lived at Eppendorferweg 70 (today Eppendorfer Weg). Not Jewish, Louise Hahn was 21 years his junior.

Julius Löw had the name Löb entered in parentheses in addition to his last name. Why his parents, the merchant David/Dreier Löw (born on 24 June 1845, died on 10 Feb. 1920) and Clara, née Herrmann (born on 19 Nov. 1848 in Nieder-Ingelheim, died on 14 July 1926), provided the last name of Löb at the birth of their younger children is unknown. The couple had married in Biebrich on 17 Nov. 1869.

Julius had two brothers: Sally Löb/Loeb (born on 8 Oct. 1879), who was also his best man, lived at Lappenbergsallee 11 at this time and worked as general agent of the "Diamant” cigarette plant.

Sally had married the sales assistant Anna Mossner (born on 7 Apr. 1890 in Berlin) in Berlin on 4 Aug. 1914.

The other brother Meloin Löb (born on 10 June 1878, died on 10 Nov. 1935) was also a merchant. He later lived with their unmarried sisters Emilie (born on 9 Dec. 1874) and Elise Löb (born on 3 Aug. 1882), who, after the death of their parents, ran a guesthouse at Schlankreye 36.

Julius Löw was then registered again as residing at Fruchtallee 26, and in 1931 at Jean-Pauls-Weg 31 in the Winterhude quarter. From 1935 onward, the couple lived at Neue ABC-Strasse 3, where Julius Löw earned his living as a self-employed merchant through commission-based agency services. His wife Louise worked as an employee at the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF), a metal goods manufacturer, until she was dismissed there in 1937 after 16 years of service. In the years leading up to this, her earnings had contributed significantly to their livelihood. The childless couple had to live on their savings and sold part of their property as well. In the summer of 1938, the spouses were in rental arrears and had to apply for welfare assistance. The difficult financial situation also burdened their married life. Louise Löw believed to have lost her "good position through intrigues, perhaps also because her husband was a Jew.” The loss of her job burdened her very much and "the way to the welfare office” was difficult for her. Living together became so unbearable, as Julius Löw reported to a female welfare worker, that he felt compelled to file for divorce. The marriage was divorced on 30 Sept. 1938. Louise Löw reassumed her maiden name of Hahn at the end of 1940. She died on 17 Mar. 1943 in Lüneburg.

After the separation, Julius Löw first lived in a room at Borgeschstrasse 17 and then moved to Valentinskamp 62 to stay with the Hamlet family (see corresponding entry). In the following period, he lived at various addresses as a subtenant. For a while, he worked as a cashier at a jeweler’s, then in a cigar shop, and later as a messenger. He was not eligible for a pension. Due to his age, Julius Löw was exempted from the compulsory work that most welfare recipients had to perform.

In the very end, Julius Löw lived with his sisters Emilie and Elise Löb, who had been forced to move to a "Jews’ house” ("Judenhaus”) at Heinrich-Barth-Strasse 8. On 6 Dec. 1941, they were deported together to Riga-Jungfernhof.

The brother Sally Löb and his wife Anna had two sons: Hans (born on 22 May 1910 in Berlin) and Ralph (born on 11 Nov. 1919), who managed to emigrate from Germany. Their parents were deported to the Minsk Ghetto on 8 Nov. 1941. Their last address in Hamburg was Heidestrasse 27 in Hamburg-Eppendorf. Stolpersteine were laid for Emilie and Elise Löb at Schlankreye 36.

Translator: Erwin Fink
Kindly supported by the Hermann Reemtsma Stiftung, Hamburg.

Stand: May 2020
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Quellen: 1; 4; StaH 332-5 Standesämter 2342 u 1273/1894; StaH 332-5 Standesämter 8062 u 87/1920; StaH 332-5 Standesämter 8801 u 345/1925; StaH 332-5 Standesämter 8088 u 251/1926; StaH 332-5 Standesämter 8131 u 504/1935; 332-5 Standesämter 5127 u 332/1949; StaH 351-14 Arbeits- und Sozialfürsorge 1507 (Löw, Julius); StaH 351-14 Arbeits- und Sozialfürsorge 1513 (Löb, Elise); StaH 351-14 Arbeits- und Sozialfürsorge 1512 (Löb, Emilie); StaH 351-11 AfW 4271 (Loeb, Sally); StaH 351-11 AfW 12222 (Loeb, Anna); StaH 522-1 Jüdische Gemeinde Nr. 992 e 2 Band 2; StaH 522-1 Jüdische Gemeinde Nr. 992 e 2 Band 3; diverse Hamburger Adressbücher; www.ancestry.de (Heiratsregister von David Löw und Clara Herrmann am 17.11.1869 in Biebrich, Seitennr. 69, Zugriff 5.1.2017).
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