Majorstuen in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Lewek Levi Jacobowitz

Lewek Levi Jacobwitz stolperstein image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 2025

1. Lewek Levi Jacobwitz stolperstein

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Her bodde
Lewek Levi
Jacobowitz
Fødselsar 1888
Deportert 1941
Fuhlsbüttel
Auschwitz
Drept 19.7. 1943

Here lived Lewek Levi Jacobowitz, born 1888. Deported in 1941 to Fuhlsbüttel, (Germany). Killed in Auschwitz on July 19, 1943.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 59° 55.117′ N, 10° 44.008′ E. Memorial is in Oslo. It is in Majorstuen. It is on Holbergs gate north of St. Olavs gate, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Holbergs gate 21, Oslo 0166, Norway. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in Scandinavia,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Friedrich Weiner (here, next to this marker); Ida Weiner (here, next to this marker); 14 Jødiske Barn / 14 Jewish Children (a few

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steps from this marker); Anne-Cath Vestly (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Det Teologiske Menighetsfakultet / The Theological Parish School (about 120 meters away); Rikard Noordrak (about 150 meters away); Trygve Haavelmo (1911-99) (about 180 meters away); Ragnar Frisch (1895-1973) (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Lewek Levi Jacobowitz (Snublestein.no). Excerpt (in translation):

Lewek Jacobowitz was born in Lodz, Poland, and came to Norway around 1910. In 1913 he married Lea (née Fein). The couple settled in Kristiansand, where Lewek established the company Havannamagasin in 1914. Here they had their children Israel (born 1914) and Sonja (born 1916). In 1920 the family moved to Oslo. That same year their son Theodor was born. Three years later their youngest child Thora was born.

Lewek was a manager and ran his own company, Industrigatens Frukthus at Majorstua in Oslo, when he was arrested in January 1941 and deported a month later, first to the Fühlsbuttel concentration camp in Hamburg, then to the Auschwitz extermination camp. Here Lewek Jacobowitz
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 2025

2. Lewek Levi Jacobowitz stolperstein - wide view
Of the three stolpersteins visible here set in the pavement, the one for Lewek Levi Jacobowitz is the one situated a little bit away from the other two.
was killed on July 19, 1943.

(Submitted on July 9, 2025.)

Additional keywords. snublestein

Lewek Levi Jacobowitz stolperstein - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 2025

3. Lewek Levi Jacobowitz stolperstein - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.