13 Facts About Sigmund Wassermann

Sigmund Wassermann was a German lawyer and banker.

Sigmund Wassermann was a prominent Jewish banker that escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to the United States during World War II.

Sigmund Wassermann grew up and lived in Germany and served in German army during World War I Sigmund Wassermann became known for having to sell the painting An Allegory of Hearing by Anna Rosina de Gasc to pay for his escape.

Sigmund Wassermann went on to study at the Handelshochschule Berlin and obtained his doctorate from the University of Erlangen on October 22,1912, with a thesis entitled "Das Sortengeschaft in Deutschland in seiner geschichtlichen Entwicklung".

In 1915 Wassermann was drafted as a soldier into the 24th Bavarian Infantry Regiment in Bamberg and was promoted to lieutenant during the war.

Sigmund Wassermann's discharge took place on December 18,1918 from the 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment as a result of demobilization.

From 1930, as a partner in the Sigmund Wassermann banking house, he was a member of the "American Chamber of Commerce in Germany".

Sigmund Wassermann fled with a passport issued by the Berlin police chief together with a residence permit until September 19,1941.

Sigmund Wassermann arrived in the USA via Portugal in March 1941, where he lived in New York on 2nd East 86th Street and became a US citizen on May 5,1947.

In New York Sigmund Wassermann belonged to the Fire Department by December 7,1942, and he received a "Certificate of Literacy" from New York University dated September 28,1948.

Sigmund Wassermann had built up the company together with his cousin Rene from Lausanne.

Sigmund Wassermann served as treasurer of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York until his death.

Sigmund Wassermann died in New York on February 28,1958.