Ebstein
Ebstein
Adolf Ebstein was born on June 20, 1872 in Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. It is not known when he came to Halberstadt, but his oldest son Max Ludwig was born there on January 25, 1895. Adolf Ebstein was married to Thekla Löb, born April 7, 1870 in Gedern, Hesse.Adolf Ebstein dealt in ready-to-wear clothing. Starting in 1907, he rented space for his business on the ground floor of the “Prinz Eugen” Hotel at Breiter Weg No. 42/43. In the early 1920s, Adolf Ebstein bought the entire building complex to house his expanded business. In 1927, he had the old Neoclassicist façade remodeled in the New Objectivity style. The business was liquidated when Adolf Ebstein died in 1929, as none of his sons were interested in taking it over.
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