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Meyer Horwitz was born in Bünde in Westphalia in 1840. He was a cattle dealer. In 1865, he married Caroline Meier, who came from Minden in Westphalia. Between 1866 and 1885, the couple had eleven children.

In September 1889, the whole family moved from Bünde to Lüneburg. Meyer"s relative Hermann Horwitz, also originally a cattle dealer from Bünde, had already been living there for some time. Meyer and Caroline Horwitz and their children initially lived at Am Berge before moving to Rotehahnstraße 3 in 1893. This house remained the home of the extended Horwitz family until they were forced to sell it during the Nazi era.

Meyer Horwitz died in 1904 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Lüneburg. His widow Caroline lived in Rotehahnstraße until her death in 1928, together with their son Sally, who had taken over his father"s cattle business.


Sources and info:

Juden- und Dissidentenregister in Westfalen und Lippe, Seite P2-160-007: Horwitz, Meier (Handelsmann)

Name variants: Meier