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[Paule Heine-Furtado.ged.FTW]

Source1: Heine family tree, from Heine Institute of Dusseldorf
Source 2: Various encyclopedia articles.
Source 3: www.lizeray.com
Source 4: www.rrz.uni-hamburg
Source 5: Photo of Salomon Heine memorial marker, taken in Hamburg by John Burgess. The Hebrew letters on his grave are typical for Jewish gravestones and are an abbreviation for "His soul is joined to the covenant of eternal life."
John Burgess states: "We learned that the Jewish community had erected this memorial to Heine after the Second World War. His grave had originally lain elsewhere - in a different Jewish cemtery that had ben desecrated by the Nazis, then destroyed by Allied bombing. (A shopping center now stands on the site."

Notes based on family papers and encyclopedia articles:

Salomon Heine was born in Hanover. His father was a poor Jewish seller of clothing. Salomon arrived in Hamburg in 1784 with 16 groschen. Here he made a living running errands, selling writing implements, and working with the money-broker Halle.

In 1797 he became a partner in the bank which had been founded by Abraham Marcus Heckscher, along with Abraham's son Martin Anton Heckscher. The name was changed to "Heckscher and Heine Bank." In 1799, Levin Hertz joined Salomon Heine and the son of Abraham Marcus Heckscher as a third partner. In 1802, a fourth partner, Jacob Amsel Oppenheimer, joined the bank. Martin Anton Heckscher retired in 1812, and in 1818 the bank was dissolved. Each of the three remaining partners (S. Heine, Levin Hertz, and J.Oppenheimer), founded his own bank under his own name.

Salomon Heine became one of Hamburg's richest men. He was always ready to help finance worthy projects that would benefit the city. He aided Hamburg financially during Napoleon's invasion.

Salomon Heine helped his nephew Heinrich Heine, the poet, through school. He aslo helped the writer Joseph Mendelsohn to pursue literary studies in Paris.

Salomon Heine invited his niece Anna Heine (born in France) to spend a winter with him in Hamburg. While visiting him, she met Gustav Hertz, the son of Salomon Heine's business partner Levin Hertz. Anna married Gustav and settled down in Hamburg, never to return permanently to her native Bordeaux.

After the burning of Hamburg in 1842, Salomon Heine used his millions to rebuild the city's stock exchange, churches, and synagogues.

When his son Hermann died he founded the Hermann Heine trust fund to assist indigent citizens of Hamburg. When his wife Betty died, he donated a hospital in Altona for poor Jews.

Although he did so much for the city of Hamburg, Salomon Heine was refused the right of citizenship and denied admission to the Chamber of Commerce. He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Ottensen. When he died, he was said to be worth more than 30 million francs.

The Mendelsohn biography of Salomon Heine tells of his great generosity. Salomon's will also reflects his philanthropy. He left approximately 100,000 marks to various Christian and Jewish causes--for example:

10,500 marks to be distributed among Hamburg's poor within eight days of his death
10,000 marks for the local hospital
3000 for the home for the deaf
3000 for the home for the blind
8000 for the Jewish temple
9000 for the Israelite school
6000 for the Talmud-Thora-school for the impoverished
3000 for the society for bread and soup distribution
He left the bank to his son Carl.

21 Jan 2004
16:47:55

[Paule Heine-Furtado.ged.FTW]

Source: Heine family tree from Heine Inst. in Dusseldorf

2 Sep 1904
21:23:21