{geni:about_me} Note: [http://www.horice.org/cz/fotogalerie/2005/09/horic...ni-znami-zapomenuti/ Exhibition] ''(Czech)'' named Jews of Hořice - popular, known, forgotten? is another in the cycle of exhibitions mapping people of Jewish ethnicity, this time dedicated to distinguished Jewish individuals of this city. Remembered families were '''Hirsch''', '''Mauthner''', '''Goldschmidt''' and '''Feuerstein''', who in the 2nd half of the 19th centurybuilt the foundation of [http://www.horice.org/en/history-of-town/ Hořice industry] ".. Its economic growth was also associated with other, namely Textile industries, as various Factorial firms established themselves in Hořice as early as the 18th century to buy locally made homespun to be traded in Prague, Vienna and elsewhere. After the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the second half of the 19th century saw the construction of a number of Textile Mills run mostly by Jewish entrepreneurs, the families of whom (e.g. those of '''Hirsch''', '''Goldschmidt''', '''Mauthner''' and '''Feuerstein''') also built their residences in the town. The boom uplifted also local sandstone quarries that now started delivering quality building stone all over the land..."

1827: '''G. Hirsch''' mayor of the Jewish town 1833: '''David Hartmann Hirsch''' owner of Factory "obchodující převážně s bavlnou". 1840: '''Vilém Hirsch''' owner "bavlnářské" factory 1843: '''David Hartmann Hirsch''' rector or administrator of synagogue 1848: '''Bedřich Hirsch''' and '''David Hartmann Hirsch''' owners of Factory 1856-59: '''David Hartmann Hirsch''' mayor of the Jewish town 1856-58: '''Bedřich Hirsch''' builds 1st mechanical Weaving-Mill behind his house in Jewish town. Manufacturing calica, flannel, bed sheets and merchandise designated for Weaving-Mill products 1859-90: '''Bedřich Hirsch''' several times mayor of Jewish town 1890: '''Bedřich Hirsch''' dies (*1814), successors sons '''Karel''' and '''Vilém''' 1905: '''Karel''' leaves, owner of firm is '''Vilém''' 1910: Working plans for building a weaving-mill in Lukavec, not realized 1912: '''Vilém''' expands manufacturing to 700 stationsThe boom of the Textile industry in Hořice was significant at the time, with six firms being established in the town during the period of 1858-1912. After WWI "zásobovací a odbytové potíže" 1927: '''Vilém Hirsch''' dies, after him JUDr. '''Alfred Hirsch'''. Little interest in business and consuming life in Vienna, combined with "hospodářskou" crisis leads the firm to bankruptcy Prosinec 1934: Manufacturing stopped and never "neobnovena" 6.5.1945: "Objekttovárny se sklady firmy Braunwerke nacisty vypálen"