Portal:Siegmund Freudenberg
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Siegmund Freudenberg (1828-1908) was a Jewish merchant. He was born in Magdeburg, Germany and later moved to Berlin. He migrated from Berlin, Germany to the United States on January 3, 1856. He worked as a clerk at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Manhattan, New York City and later worked and lived in Philadelphia. Before his death he moved back to Manhattan. His name is sometimes written as "Sigmund Freudenberg". (b. 1828; Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - March 23, 1908; Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA) The Freudenberg family papers are archived at the Jewish Museum Berlin.

Siegmund Freudenberg
Works about Siegmund Freudenberg
[edit]- Ahnentafel (1940)
- In the family ahnentafel. "5) Siegmund och Emma Horwitz in America, Max, Alfred, Gertrud, in America."
- His tombstone inscription. "In memory of our beloved father, Siegmund Freudenberg, died March 23, 1908, aged 79 years."
- Freudenberg (1908)
- His funeral notice. "Freudenberg. At 2 East 116th Street, Sigmund Freudenberg. Funeral today, 10 A.M."
- Magdeburgische Zeitung (1852)
- Leaving the business. "To the esteemed public, we respectfully announce that, by friendly agreement, our Siegmund Freudenberg is retiring today from the wool, cloth, and linen business, which has been jointly operated under the name Gebrüder Freudenberg (Freudenberg Brothers), until now. Our Eduard Freudenberg will continue the business, assuming all assets and liabilities, retaining the existing name and operating in the same manner as before. Eduard Freudenberg, Siegmund Freudenberg. With most courteous reference to the above announcement, I hereby thank you for the trust you have shown me thus far and kindly request that you continue to extend it to me in my new circumstances. Barby, January 15, 1852. Eduard Freudenberg."
- Magdeburgische Zeitung (1850)
- Starting a business with his brother. "The undersigned have acquired the house and goods belonging to the merchant Löser Freudenberg in Barby, and will continue the existing business at the same location under the name: Freudenberg Brothers, with renewed vigor and on an expanded scale. Barby, August 6, 1850. Eduard Freudenberg. Siegmund Freudenberg."
See also
[edit]- Portal:Moses Freudenberg, his father
- Portal:Max S. Freudenberg, his son
- Portal:Alfred Freudenberg, his son
- Portal:Gertrude Freudenberg, his daughter