Alice Jeanette Herz was a German feminist, anti-fascist and peace activist. She was the first person in the United States known to have immolated herself in protest of the escalating Vietnam War, following the example of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức who immolated himself in protest of the oppression of Buddhists under the South Vietnamese government of Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Jasmin Wagner, better known as Blümchen, is a German pop and dance music singer and actress. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name Blümchen actually translates to "floret" or "small flower".
Henri Herz was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile. He was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire for more than thirty years. Among his major works are eight piano concertos, a piano sonata, rondos, nocturnes, waltzes, marches, fantasias, and numerous sets of variations.
Michael Herz is a German businessman, co-owner of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo.
Beiersdorf AG is a German multinational company that manufactures, retails personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Its brands include Elastoplast, Eucerin, Labello, La Prairie, Nivea, Tesa SE and Coppertone.
Tchibo is a German chain of coffee retailers and cafés known for its range of non-coffee products that change weekly. The latter includes: clothing, furniture, household items, electronics and electrical appliances. In Germany, Tchibo's slogan is "Every week a new world". Tchibo has further expanded its product range to sell services such as travel, insurance, and mobile-phone contracts.
Daniela Nardini is a Scottish actress who played Anna Forbes in the BBC Two television series This Life. The role earned her a BAFTA Best Actress award in 1998 and also earned her a Scottish BAFTA. She won a second Scottish BAFTA in 2009 for her role in Annie Griffin's New Town.
Dorothea Friederike von Schlegel was a German novelist and translator.
Herbert Herz (1924-2016) is a former fighter with the French Resistance in the FTP-MOI, a member of the Carmagnole and Liberté squads of the Lyon region during World War II. His Jewish family emigrated to France in 1934 to escape Nazi persecution. In 1996 he was awarded the Légion d'honneur. He wrote a memoir in 2007 to publicize the role of the many foreigners, mostly Jewish, in the armed Resistance against the Nazis in France.
Déjame vivir is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1982. This is a remake of the 1970 Venezuelan telenovela Cristina. The reception for this telenovela was not good, in fact it was selected as the worst one of 1982.
Mayfair Vermögensverwaltung SE is the family office of the families of Günter Herz and Daniela Herz. It invests in long term holdings of companies, short term assets like stocks and bonds, and real estate.
Alice Herz-Sommer, also known as Alice Herz, was a Czech-born Israeli classical pianist, music teacher, and supercentenarian who survived Theresienstadt concentration camp. She lived for 40 years in Israel, before migrating to London in 1986, where she resided until her death, and at the age of 110 was the world's oldest known Holocaust survivor until Yisrael Kristal was recognized as such.
Reinhard Pöllath is a German businessman and lawyer. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Beiersdorf.
Carl Tchilinghiryan was a German businessman of Armenian origin, who co-founded the coffee house Tchibo.
Wolfgang Herz is a German billionaire businessman, co-owner of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo.
Günter Herz is a German businessman, former CEO of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo.
Max Herz (1905–1965) was a German businessman, co-founder of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo.
Vanessa Marija Else Ferber, known professionally as Vanessa Mai, is a German singer. She was first known as a member of Schlager band Wolkenfrei and later began working as a solo artist following the band's split. She chose her stage name as a reference to her birth month, which is spelled Mai in German.
Daniela Ludwig is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2002.
Daniela Fally is an Austrian operatic coloratura soprano. Based at the Vienna State Opera, she has made an international career.
