Collection - Levisohn Family

Before 1900
1900 - 1933
1934 - 1942
1943 - 1945
1946 - 2000
After 2000

Levisohn Family

1891

Albert Levisohn was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he continues to reside until WWII. 

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1894

Cilly Magnus (Levisohn) is born in Hamburg, Germany, where she continues to reside until WWII.

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Events in Europe

1871

Pope Pius IX Speech

Speech of Pope Pius IX in regard to Jews: "of these dogs, there are too many of them at present in Rome, and we hear them howling in the streets, and they are disturbing us in all places."

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1878

Adolf Stoecker Founds Antisemitic Christian Social Party

Adolf Stoecker, German antisemitic preacher and politician, founds the Christian Social Party, which marks the beginning of the political antisemitic movement in Germany.