Oppenheim und das jüdische Köln

In the organizer's words:

The Oppenheim family is one of the most important German banking families. Founded in 1789, their bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. remained family-owned until it was taken over by Deutsche Bank in 2009.
Salomon Oppenheim jr. (1772-1828) became a businessman at the tender age of 17. Although he was a banker, he also traded in goods such as wine, oil and cotton. His own shipping company made him independent. Oppenheim worked in Cologne from 1798. In that year, the city lifted its ban on Jews settling there, which had been in force since 1424 and had lasted for 365 years.
In Cologne, Oppenheim rose to become the city's second-largest banker within just a few years. In 1822, he was the first Jew to become a member of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the initiators of the Prussian-Rhenish Steamship Company. His heirs carried on his legacy with determination. His widow Therese (1775-1842) and his two eldest sons Simon (1803-1880) and Abraham (1804-1878) founded a large number of companies from the 1830s onwards: Railroads, insurance companies, heavy industrial operations and banks, proving themselves to be the most innovative and risk-taking bankers of their time.

Prices: €13.50 (reduced €12)
Expert: Stefanie Jost
Category: on foot
Duration of the tour: 1 ½ hours
Meeting point: Glockengasse 4; 50667 Cologne, 4711 Haus

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