Židovští podnikatelé ve lnářském průmyslu na Trutnovsku
Jewish Entrepreneurs in the Flax Industry in the Trutnov Area

Author(s): Bohumír Smutný
Subject(s): Jewish studies, Economic history, Ethnohistory, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century, History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Jewish entrepreneurs; linen industry; Trutnov; mechanical flax spinning; Nazi occupation; nationalization;
Summary/Abstract: The document examines the role of Jewish entrepreneurs in the linen industry in the Trutnov region during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It highlights the establishment of the first mechanical flax spinning mill in 1836 by Johann Faltis and the subsequent involvement of Jewish businessmen like Filip Morawetz, Jakob Oberländer, and Leopold Abeles. The text details the expansion of the industry, including the founding of additional mills and weaving factories by Jewish entrepreneurs such as the Buxbaum brothers and Josef Pfefferkorn. It also discusses the impact of World War I and the economic crisis of the 1920s and 1930s on the industry. The document covers the Nazi occupation, the confiscation of Jewish-owned businesses, and the tragic fate of many Jewish entrepreneurs during the Holocaust. Post-war, it notes the nationalization of the textile industry and the challenges faced by surviving Jewish business owners in reclaiming their property.

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