Maier Löw Löwenthal

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Maier (Löw) Löwenthal has Jewish Roots.Maier (Löw) Löwenthal has German Roots.Maier Löw "Leopold" Moses was born on 30 August 1772 in Horkheim (in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany) as son of Moses Levi from Merchingen and his wife Regina née Leser from Horkheim. He moved to the nearby Talheim, and married Vogel née Moses from Affaltrach, daughter of Moses of Sennfeld and his wife Cerla née Simon, on 22 February 1799. Familien-Register der jüdischen Gemeinde Talheim: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Abt. Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart J 386 Bü 568 Bild 2 Familien-Register der jüdischen Gemeinde Horkheim: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Abt. Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart J 386 Bü 288 Bild 31 Together they had 8 children: ReginaMosesFrommet "Fanny"SimonRosinaErnestine "Esther"AbrahamKeleFollowing Jewish tradition, he did not bear an inheritable surname, but was given his father's name (Moses) as last name. This changed with the Emancipation Act of 1828, when Jews also had to choose such an inheritable surname. He chose the name "Löwenthal" for himself and his family. He died on 31 March 1837.

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