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The Jakob Bengel Foundation
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The
chain and jewelry factory Jakob Bengel has no more successors after four
generations of successful running. From different sides, the creation of a
foundation is suggested, to honor the Idar-Oberstein jewel industry, that
employed and fed hundreds of thousands people for over 130 years. |
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The
Jakob Bengel Foundation is created by Mrs. Christel Braun, one of the
great-granddaughters of the original company founder Jakob Bengel, and
approved on October 17th 2001 by the regulatory authority Trier. |
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The
goals of the foundation are:
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The
safeguard of the infrastructure and production facilities of
Idar-Oberstein companies, to protect historic knowledge about economic,
social and technical progress from the early days of the
industrialization to the rebuilding period after world war II and also
the evolution until the reunification of Germany.
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To
stimulate the infrastructure by conveying knowledge about skills and
capabilities on the basis of the present machines and tools. Support
of new talents in the art of jewelry design and crafting.
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Keeping the memory alive about the life's work of all those involved
in this industry branch. |
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(as published in the government gazette of Rhineland-Palatinate Nr. 42,
pages 2174
and 2175) |
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Sponsors of the foundation: |
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The industrial
monument Jakob Bengel
