The two commandant office buildings are still standing April 2019 - On our excursion we came to Lauknen, which later became Hohenbruch and today is called Gromovo in Russian. It…
Michael Wieck passed away at Feb 27 2021 - may his memory be blessed. A moving moment for all visitors to the Mendelsohn House was the final message when Michael…
Michael Wieck passed away at February 27 2021, may his memory be blessed. Invitation to a meeting with Michael Wieck in Warsaw on April 16 2019. He was born in…
On 24 March 2019 the Jewish Community in Klaipeda (Lithuania, in German: Memel) is holding a conference to mark the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of Memelland. Our association…
The museum expert Monika Žąsytienė from Švėkšna (Lithuania) has published an important book with the title “The Jewish Community of Švėkšna from the 17th to the 20th Century” after several…
Olsztyn in Poland, Allenstein was the centre of southern East Prussia. In this series we tell stories of Allenstein Jews with photos owned by their descendants. Paulina Mendelsohn (born 1882…
After the end of the war, the stolen libraries reached Offenbach, the Offenbach Archival Depot (photo). This was the central collection point for the literature stolen by the Nazis. More…
Avraham Lewin from the Kibbutz Lavi has told the story of his family in a Hebrew book. Translated the title is “Life Story” He was born in 1924 in Koenigsberg and…
Yael Naaman from Jerusalem has told the story of her family by means of an extensive correspondence and compiled as a Hebrew book. Translated the title is "The Letters in Toni's Suitcase,…
In search of traces of the Königsberg library, the association "Jews in East Prussia" drove to Jerusalem and visited Dr. Irene Shirun-Grumach on 9 February 2019. Her father, Ernst Grumach,…