Institutions Geriatric care

In 1902 and 1903 the foundresses Mathilde von Rothschild and Minka Goldschmidt-Rothschild laid the financial and legal foundation for two retirement homes that met the needs of single elderly Frankfurt women. These … Weiterlesen

Minka von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (photo from a painting, undated) - © Courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute (Paul Arnsberg Collection) Shortly before her death, the Frankfurt Jewish foundress Minka von Goldschmidt-Rothschild turned the ... Weiterlesen

The donation of properties and a building to sick and poor people Joseph and Hannchen May’sche Charity / contract of donation, based on a copy in the „Municipal records V339“ © Institute ... Weiterlesen

Architectural History The donations of the May siblings to the Municipality of Rödelheim On May 20, 1874 the sons of Joseph Hirsch May and Hannchen May, Julius and Arthur May, together with ... Weiterlesen

…where old people, who got a raw deal in the battle of life, may pass away in peace.” (Elkan Nathan Adler, 1895) Had the institutions not been destroyed during the Nazi era, … Weiterlesen