The Freimann Family Tree
Notes for Amos Bernhard FREIMANN

General Note
Studied in the Humanisches Gymnasium in Nurenberg , then -for 2 years- studied medicine in the Universities of Erlangen and Frankfurt. 1923 - Chairman of the Blau-Weiss in Nurenberg. 1933 - Chairman of the Zionist Organization in Nurenberg.1934- immigrated to Palestine. Served as an officer in the Israeli army until 1952. 1951- Chairman of the Merchants Association in Jerusalem.

1978-awarded "Yakir Yerushalayim" by the mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kolek.

Marriage Note
The wedding was held at the villa in Praterstrasse and the Rabbi was Dr.Arnold Klein (Rabbiner des orthodoxen Vereins Adas Israel ).

A celebration for friends and relatives was also held at the Grand Hotel.

Immigration Note
In 1933 Kaete and Bernhard made their first trip to Palestine , and a year later they immigrated.

Business Startup Note
In 1934, Bernhard Freimann, together with his friend Shimon Bein opened a shoe-store on Yaffo Road ("Genarally Building").

Years later, they were forced by the British to move from that site, temporarily, to share a store on Ben-Yehuda Street, and in 1948 they opened the new store on Yaffo 50 (the "Pillars Building").

Address Note
Alfasi St. 33 , Rechavia , Jerusalem until November 1993, then she moved to : "Hod Yerushalayim" , Guatemala 3 , Jerusalem.

Welcome to the Freimann family tree web-site. This site contains genealogical data of individuals related to my family , the Freimanns and the Katzenbergers from Germany , as well as my wife's family , the Lasnicks. I wish to thank Thea and Heinz Skyte , who have done a remarkable research on the Jewish Community of Sugenheim, for so generously sharing their "Freimann" data with me. Special gratitude also goes to David Seldner, my friend and cousin , and to Christiane Kohl , for their crucial help and contribution to the "Katzenberger" research. If you have any information or connections to the above individuals, please let me know. Thank you. Joach Freimann , Israel.

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