The tenement house in Lyck with its outbuilding, warehouse, garages, sheds and stables was used by Isidore Rosenthal's haulage company "Rosenthal & Sohn", which had been founded by his father.
Some remarkes about Jewish photographers by us, contribution to Camera Obscura, the cultural history and provenance research project of Pre-Second World War Lithuanian Jewish photographs.
Since he had a beautiful voice, he liked to help out in the synagogue and sing there for services when he came home for Shabbat.
Memo August 1851 “... the Jewish herring merchant Jochim Goersch from Wystiten was struck dead by lightning in the village of Karklienen on August 25, 1851. He was between 40…
Here we see a group of trainees on an excursion to Schwarzort (Curonian Spit) in 1935.
Excursion to possible traces of Jews in Darkehmen.
The Pollnow family had a store in the Luisenstr. Albert emigrated to South Africa. His descendant sent us several photos. We are pleased that we were able to photograph his family home in early June 2024.
We say goodbye to Nechama Drober. She was an important voice for the Jews in Königsberg.
Straight through Prostken is the title of a Polish book about an unusual village in East Prussia. A place that you should not drive through too quickly, as it is extremely rich in a wide variety of stories.
A new feature is the additional Facebook page in Polish under the name "Żydzi w Prusach Wschodnich" and with Lissi's profile picture.