Find A Grave - Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg

Bamberger, Ludwig b. 1823 d. 1899
Founder, with Eduard Lasker(who is buried next to him), of the German Liberal Union Party. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer (nee Wulff), Amalia b. 1767 d. 1854
Mother of the composer Meyerbeer (qv). Duaghter of a welathy banker, she was renowned for her artistic soirees, which were attended by the Prusssian aristocracy and royalty. She was decorated by the Prussian King for her assistance to the wounded during the Napoleonic Wars. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer, Judah Herz b. 1769 d. 1825
The wealthiest man in the Berlin of his day, concessionaire of the Prussian State lottery, father of the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (q.v.) and the poet Michael Beer (q.v.) (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer, Michael b. 1800 d. 1833
Writer and poet, brother of the composer Meyerbeer (qv),who wrote incidental music for his play 'Struensee'. His most famous work is the play 'The Pariah'. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Beer, Wilhelm b. 1797 d. 1850
Banker, brother of the composer Meyerbeer (qv). An enthusiastic astronomer, he collaborated in producing the first maps of Mars. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Geiger, Abraham b. 1810 d. 1874
Scholar and writer who formed with friends, (including Leopold Zunz), the 'Society for the Science of Judaism', one of the first attempts to study Jusaism in the light of modern history and sociology and a forerunner of the Reform movement. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Lasker, Eduard b. 1810 d. 1874
One of the first Jews to be elected to the Prussian Parliament (and uncle of the chess champion Emmanuel Lasker). Founder, with Ludwig Bamberger (who is buried next to him) of the German Liberal Union Party. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Liebermann, Martha b. August 3, 1858 d. March 10, 1943
Wife of Max Liebermann. After her husband's art was banned by the Nazis, was supported by well-wishers. On 5th March 1943 she received a deportation order - by this stage of the regime, it was clear what this implied. Her last letter, to a supporter, asking for his advice in this situation, is on display in the Jewish Museum, Berlin; but on the same evening she concluded her only escape was by suicide. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: suicide
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Liebermann, Max b. July 20, 1847 d. February 8, 1935
Artist, a leader of the 'Berlin secession' movement. Painted portraits of many leading German figures, including President Hindenburg (1927). Became President of the Prussian Arts Academy in 1932, but as a Jew, his works were banned by the Nazis after 1933 and removed from museums. Husband of Martha Liebermann (qv). (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Mendelssohn, Alexander b. September 19, 1798 d. October 25, 1871
Financier. As head of the Berlin-based Mendelssohn & Co. from 1848 until his death, he built it into Germany's most important private bank of the late 19th Century. The son of the firm's founder, Joseph Mendelssohn, he was born in Berlin into a distinguished family. His grandfather was German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and his cousins included composers [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Plot: Mendelssohn Plot
Mendelssohn, Joseph b. August 11, 1770 d. November 24, 1848
Banker. Founder of Mendelssohn & Co., one of Europe's preeminent financial institutions for over a century. Mendelssohn was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Unlike four of his five siblings, who converted to Christianity, Joseph remained faithful to Judaism his whole life. With aid from wealthy family connections he started a Berlin banking house as Mendelssohn and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Meyerbeer (Beer), Giacomo (Jakob) b. 1791 d. 1864
Composer. He was the most celebrated creator of French grand opera. This style emphasized lavish spectacle and stagecraft, often at the expense of musical and dramatic quality. By sheer talent Meyerbeer managed to overcome many of the ludicrous conventions of the genre, but his grand operas have vanished from the repertory and are rarely performed today. They are "Robert le Diable" (1831), "Les Huguenots" (1836), "Le Prophete" (1849), and "L'africaine" (premiered 1865, after his death)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Pringsheim, Nathaniel b. 1823 d. 1894
Botanist, who, through his observations of algae, was the first to note the entry of sperm cells into the ovum, thereby significantly advancing knowledge of the reproductive process. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Ullstein, Leopold b. 1829 d. 1899
Newspaper and book publisher, pioneer of photo journalism. The company he founded was forcibly 'aryanised' by the Nazis in 1934. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
von Bleichroder, Gerson b. 1822 d. 1893
Banker, the favoured finacial adviser of Bismarck. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Zunz, Leopold b. 1794 d. 1886
Scholar and writer who formed with friends, (including Abraham Geiger, qv), the 'Society for the Science of Judaism', one of the first attempts to study Judaism in the light of modern history and sociology and a forerunner of the Reform movement. (Bio by: David Conway)
Jüdischer Friedhof Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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