Welcome to the Herbert Weichmann Haus
in Hamburg
On this website we have compiled all the information for you to make it easier to settle in and live in our Felixx student Homes. We wish you a wonderful and exciting time in the Herbert Weichmann Haus and a successful study or training with many new experiences!
When you move in, you will receive an email with a link to the WhatsApp group and the contact details of your tutor team. The names and numbers of your tutor team, who are responsible for community life in the house and are available to answer any questions or suggestions you may have, can also be found on the notice board.
News and Events
Studying in Hamburg:
You can find helpful information and tips here:
Important names & addresses
Property management
Anke Sparer
Phone: 09131 6180 40
Mail: anke.sparer@felixx-student.de
Janitorial service
Johannes Rüb
Phone: 0172 832 739 6
Mail: hamburg-hwh@felixx-student.de
Working hours: Monday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Accounting
Ilayda Ergün
Phone: 09131 6180 52
Mail: ilayda.erguen@felixx-student.de
Internet provider DS-Networks
Phone: 09131 927 013 10
Mail:info@DS-networks.de
Service provider launderette Waschsalon
RentWash
Phone: 01801 736 892 74 (Hotline)
Mail: info@rentwash.de
Website: rentwash.de
Emergency key service
Heumer Schlüsselnotdienst
Phone: 040 31 979 838
Who was Herbert Weichmann?
Born in 1896 in Landsberg, died in 1983 in Hamburg.
Herbert Weichmann, namesake of our third house in Hamburg, was raised in a liberal Jewish family in Upper Silesia (now Poland). After serving in WWI, he studied law and joined the SPD in 1920. He became an important legal adviser in the Prussian civil service, including to Prime Minister Otto Braun. Removed from office by the Nazis’ “Law for the Restoration of the Civil Service,” he fled to Czechoslovakia in 1933 with his wife Elsbeth. They spent 15 years in exile—first in France, then in the U.S.—before returning to Germany at the request of Hamburg’s mayor Max Brauer. Weichmann served as President of the Court of Audit, then as Finance Senator, and from 1965 to 1971 as First Mayor of Hamburg. Key achievements during his term include the creation of the Justice Authority, major construction and infrastructure projects like the Hamburg TV tower and Congress Center, and efforts to secure the port’s economic future. Elsbeth Weichmann, a member of the Hamburg Parliament since 1957, was a close advisor throughout. Even in old age, Herbert Weichmann remained a vocal advocate for the rule of law.