The sweep of family history across the generations
Five siblings who stayed true to German ideals until the bitter end
Three brothers of the Kleemann family from the Weinberg district of 19th century Danzig operated a coffee and tea import business. Hugo Lewi married into the family and was a dealer in military effects.
The Clerc jewelry assets were seized and resold to an Aryan buyer. The Nazis kept perfect records of the transactions.
In 1907, Moritz Feidt built a department store in Berlin Stieglitz. It still stands today