Jews in Sensburg
Sensburg was a German town in East Prussia, today it is the Polish town Mrągowo. Committed Polish citizens of this city take care of the memory of the former Jewish…
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28th January 2019
From archive in Berlin
Entry to the writer Abraham Mapu
Entry to the writer Abraham Mapu from the directory of the Chewra Kadischa in Königsberg. Mapu, who was from Kowno, died at the age of 59 years on 9 October…
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27th January 2019
Benno Stolzenberg, Singer and Teacher
Benno (Benjamin) Stolzenberg (born 1827 in Königsberg, died 1906 in Berlin) was opera singer with tenor voice, singing teacher, composer, director of the Municipal Theatre. He startet his career in…
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19th January 2019
Pic: Marianne Loose/JOP
Albert Loose
Albert Loose (born 1873 in Königsberg, murdered 1943 in Sobibor) was merchant in Königsberg. He emigrated 1933, lived in Spain and later in the Netherlands from where he was deported…
16th January 2019
Magdalena Lewkowicz from Mrągowo awarded the POLIN 2018 Prize
Sensburg in East Prussia ist today Mrągowo in Poland Polskie Radio Olsztyn, Dec 06 2018: "Magdalena Lewkowicz was honored for taking care of the memory of the Jewish community that once…
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11th January 2019
Pic: Courtesy of the Leo Beck Institute, New York
Eduard Birnbaum
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…
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6th January 2019
Pic: David Liebeck/JOP
“I have therefore decided to reflect in the following whenever possible, memories of my work, as well abpout the time in which I lived.”
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…
4th January 2019
Visiting Michael Wieck at his home in Stuttgart
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Visiting Michael Wieck, the Witness to the fall of Königsberg
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…
16th December 2018
On our own behalf: We have changed
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.…
10th December 2018
Königsberg after the Nov pogrom (part 5 + 6)
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…
30th November 2018