Former Northern Part of East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Germany, till 1945
—extremely vivid and informative! Why do we at the Association of Jews in East Prussia have a special interest in Vilkaviskis?
This year, on October 6, we would like to remember him—a man who always described himself as an optimist and a happy person. He was born 100 years ago, in 1926, in Königsberg.
An article about Darkehmen is now available on our website.
As soon as the imposing figure of R. Isser […] with his flowing snow-white beard appeared on the streets of Königsberg, people knew right away that a circumcision was taking place that day.
To mark the occasion of the opening, the Königsberg Jewish Community Newsletter published a drawing by architect Kurt Frick, who had designed the building.
...... The painting of the then-young family was housed at the Jewish Museum Berlin and was photographed in 1934. Today, the painting is considered lost ......
In Kaliningrad, today's Jewish community continues the traditions of the former German-Jewish community of Königsberg. At April 15 2026, Ruth and Michael Leiserowitz gave a lecture in Stuttgart; see clip online in German language.
Lecture in Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Modernizers in an East Prussian village. Jewish shopkeepers from 1860 onwards by Ruth Leiserowitz (University of Klaipėda) and Jews in East Prussia November 24,…
The following is a summary of the lecture by Michael Leiserowitz from the "Jews in East Prussia" association
Good news for anyone interested in the history of East Prussia: you can now download the book, how Jews lived in East Prussia in the 19th century and up until World War II, free of charge.