Donnerstaghaus-Sreugasse – 76

Owner 1932:  Bernhard Donnerstag

The so­called Donnerstaghaus has been built by Mennlein Donnerstag in two steps. The right half in 1820 and the left part in 1832. It was for 100 years the only new home built by a Jew until in 1928 the Liebenthals built their villa.
Mennlein Donnerstag also was the first one, who renounced the protectorate of the castle and stopped paying for it.
The last owner was Bernhard Lustig (1860­1932), a cattle trader, who died in 1932, his wife already died in 1909.
His sons Max (1893) and Sally (1904) immigrated in time to New York. They left behind their aunt Klara (1882) who had to move to the old age home in Würzburg and from there was deported in 1942 to Theresienstadt.

Streugasse – 49

Owner 1932:  Bernhard Lustig

Bernhard Lustig was cattle trader, in the 1920ties he acted as head of the Israelitic Cultus Community. He had three children. His son Herbert already in 1924 emigrated to Tel Aviv, son Ludwig died at age 20 in Frankenthal, but is buried in Unsleben. His daughter Martha was able still in 1940 to emigrated together with her husband to the USA.
He himself after the death of his wife Lina in 1937 moved to his sister in law and had with her even a emigration visa to Cuba, but was deported from Leipzig to Theresienstadt in 1942, where he died Oct. 4, 1942.

Streugasse – 45

Owner 1932:  Karl Mittel I

Karl Mittel I (1855) was a cattle trader and farmer and already high in age.
He lived with his wife Babette (1860) in his parents’ home. His sons Theo and Josef managed the vinegar firm in the neighboring property.
In 1939 they succeeded to emigrate via Luxemburg, France to the USA.