Pic: Courtesy of the Leo Beck Institute, New York Eduard Birnbaum (born 1855 in Krakow, died 1920 in Königsberg) was cantor, composer, choral conductor and one of the first explorers…
Aron Liebeck is our main narrator in the exhibition "Jews in Koenigsberg" of 2017. In his memoirs he describes things that others did not consider important. We added him now…
The famous former Königsberger (1928-2021) received a greeting at his residence from the opening of the synagogue in Kaliningrad. The author of the book "Zeugnis vom Untergang Königsbergs (Witness to…
DEC 2018 - On our own behalf: We have changed our layout, we have arranged our new websites differently and they are now easier to read on smartphones and tablets.…
Königsberg after the November pogrom (part 6) Lore Lessheim, who today lives in Perth/Australia under the name Zusman still keeps the saving telegram announcing the entry permit to Australia. This…
Königsberg after the November pogrom (part 4) Norbert Seelig, his sisters and his parents apparently had a very adventurous escape route from Europe. They left the continent for America…
Königsberg after the November pogrom (part 2) This picture owned by Nechama Drober shows the Jewish schoolchildren at a Hanukkah celebration in 1937. Fred (then still Siegfried) Flatow emigrated with…
On this page you will also find texts from the time when we asked research questions at the beginning (about 20 years ago) and in the following years we searched…
After the November pogrom, a feverish search for emigration opportunities began. Some families managed to emigrate, others failed for various reasons. In the following we will tell you some episodes…
Moshe L. Meron (formerly Max Ludwig Segall) former Deputy President of the Knesset(Parliament of Israel) and Deputy Mayor of the City of Ramat Gan in Israel It is with great …