Part 2: The books arrived in Berlin
The Jewish public libraries were confiscated in 1939. By order of the RSHA [Reich Main Security Office] Department VII, the packing in crates and the
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Where did the books disappear to?
As early as the summer of 1938, Nazi authorities ordered that all Jewish libraries be registered. The order for the Reichspogromnacht also meant that archive
Visiting Israel’s first Policewoman in Stuttgart
In preparation for a new exhibition project on the emigration of Jews from Königsberg, the Association Jews in East Prussia visited the former Königsberg resident
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
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.
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
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
“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
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
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