Housing Trusts:


  • Nos. 39, 41 Großneumarkt, and the land to the south-west.
  • Former Schlachterstraße.
  • Former Lazarus-Gumpel-Stift (Lazarus Gumpel Housing Trust), former houses Nos. 46, 47, 48.
  • Former Marcus-Nordheim-Stift (Marcus Nordheim Housing Trust), former houses Nos. 40, 41, 42.
  • Former "Judenhäuser" ("Jewish Buildings") Nos. 40, 42, 46, 47.
    © Wilhelm Mosel, Deutsch-jüdische Gesellschaft Hamburg.


The former houses Nos. 46, 47 and 48 in the former Schlachterstraße once constituted the 1838 founded Lazarus-Gumpel-Stift/Lazarus Gumpel Housing Trust. The housing trust was established to accommodate needy Jewish tenants. There were originally 48 "Freiwohnung" i.e. subsidized flats for the needy.

Neustadt (detail), 1839 with the Lazarus-Gumpel-Stift and the Neuer Israelitische Tempel in the former Erste Brunnenstraße.

The former houses Nos. 40 and 42 in the former Schlachterstraße, and No. 41 in the courtyard behind once constituted the 1882 founded Marcus-Nordheim-Stift (Marcus Nordheim Housing Trust). It like the Lazarus-Gumpel-Stift (Lazarus Gumpel Housing Trust) was established to accommodate needy Jewish tenants. There were originally 27 "Freiwohnung" i.e. subsidized flats for the needy.

The houses fronting the street were four storeys high, with two flats on each floor. The houses in the courtyard behind were three storeys high.

Former Schlachterstraße, 1900, seen from Großneumarkt. The two housing trust buildings are on the right side of the street. Brunnenstraße branches off to the left.

Lazarus-Gumpel-Stift, no. 46-48 Schlachterstraße.

Marcus-Nordheim-Stift, no. 40-42 Schlachterstraße.

In 1942 the whole estate was compulsorily sold to the "Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland" ("Reich Organization of Jews in Germany") or "Jüdischer Religionsverband Hamburg e.V." ("Jewish Religious Federation Hamburg").

Before this the houses Nos. 40, 42, 46, 47 were ofter entered as the last place of residence in the Gestapo Deportation Transport Lists of deportees on the Deportation Transports on 11.07.1942 and 19.07.1942.

Almost all "Jews" registered by the Gestapo had to be accommodated within the few buildings of the "Jüdischer Religionsverband Hamburg e.V." ("Jewish Religious Federation Hamburg") before April 1942. The living conditions in the "Judenhäuser" ("Jewish Buildings") was extremely cramped. There were at least 168 individuals registered as occupying "Judenhäuser" ("Jewish Buildings") Nos. 40, 42, 46, 47 on the Deportation Transports on 11.07.1942 and 19.07.1942.

Today Schlachterstraße has been incorporated into the adjacent Großneumarkt, taking its name. Of the former houses Nos. 40, 41, 42 and 46, 47, 48 only Nos. 39 and 41 remain where what today is the north-west side of Großneumarkt. They are modern houses as the original houses were destroyed during the war.

Of the total of 169 individuals deported from these "Judenhäuser" ("Jewish Buildings") in the years 1942 and 1943 the following, born after 1920, are named: (No deportations departed from here between 10.03.1943 - 14.02.1945)
(From 1.01.1939, Jews not having a Jewish first name had to assume Sara and Israel respectively when woman or man).

Deportation Transport on 11.07.1942 destination Auschwitz (List 2)

Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Occupation "Judenhaus" Country of Birth
Feldheim, Bela 16.01.1941 Hamburg - Schlachterstraße 47 German Reich
Feldheim, Ingeborg 15.02.1933 Hamburg - Schlachterstraße 47 German Reich
Hofmann, Ilonka 11.10.1937 Hamburg - Schlachterstraße 46 Stateless
Horn, Irmgard 10.08.1925 Hamburg Domestic Servant Schlachterstraße 40/42 German Reich
Laser, Rud. Michael 12.06.1920 Wilhelmsburg Packer Schlachterstraße 40/42 German Reich

Deportation Transport on 19.07.1942 destination Theresienstadt

Name Status Date of Birth Place of Birth "Judenhaus" Country of Birth
Cohen, Betty S. Single 24.06.1936 Hamburg Schlachterstraße 40/42 German Reich
Cohen, Daniel Leon Single 28.03.1935 Hamburg Schlachterstraße 40/42 German Reich
Cohn, Hans Werner I. Single 27.03.1927 Wandsbek Schlachterstraße 46/47 German Reich
Gutjahr, Hildegard S. Married 10.05.1925 Hamburg Schlachterstraße 47 German Reich
Levy, Heinz Albert I. Single 16.05.1926 Wiesbaden Schlachterstraße 40 German Reich


German text: Dipl.-Pol. Wilhelm Mosel, Deutsch-Jüdische Gesellschaft, Hamburg.