Background
Guggenheim was born to Jewish parents in 1873. His father was a merchant.
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Siegfried Guggenheim
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He emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938 due to fear of persecution due to his Jewish faith. In 1900, he became the jurist doctorate in Offenbach, working as a lawyer In 1919, he became a notary public order.
He enjoyed fine arts and Jewish culture.
He was a patron to the artist Rudolf Koch. From Guggenheim"s patronage emerged two great works: The Offender Haggadah tapestries, which can be found in the Klingspor Museum, and the so-called Offenbacher Haggadah, a tapestry by Fritz Kredel.
He also participated in the lively Jewish life. He initiated 1912 with Max Goldschmidt, the then chairman of the Jewish community, the construction of a synagogue in Offenbach.
With the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, his notary license was withdrawn.
In November 1938, Guggenheim lost his license to practice law. He was deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp on November 9, 1938, making him a victim of Kristallnacht. After a few weeks he was released in December under the condition that he must leave Germany.
Their German citizenship was officially withdrawn in 1941.
The Guggenheim"s correspondence with the Frankfurt journalist and social worker Martha Wertheimer during their stay in the United States survived the war. In 1948, the city of Offenbach appointed Siegfried Guggenheim an honorary citizen and named a street after him.
Membership
Guggenheim was heavily engaged in Offenbach"s cultural and social life and was a member of many organizations. He was a member of the Central Association of German citizens of Jewish faith, and from 1933 to 1939 chairman of the Offenbach Jewish community.
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