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Read more about the article 30th anniversary (5.1.1990) of the death of Miriam Herman
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30th anniversary (5.1.1990) of the death of Miriam Herman

The Herman family was a large Jewish family in Königsberg. She was a very well known voice of the young Israeli radio station and was head of the radio department for children and young people for a long time.

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5th January 2020
Read more about the article Search for a Jewish dentist
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Search for a Jewish dentist

Search for a Jewish dentist in Königsberg 1943 "Admitted to treatment of Jewish dental patients"

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5th December 2019
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Happy Birthday, Leonore!

Happy 90 th Birthday! Leonore Echt was born in 1929 in Insterburg (today Chernjachowsk, Russian Federation Kaliningrad Oblast). In Johannesburg (South Africa) we celebrated the birthday .......

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5th November 2019
Read more about the article From Shelter to Deportation – Driesen Foundation
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From Shelter to Deportation – Driesen Foundation

.... . This is the "Driesen Foundation". Christians and Jews lived here together, as everywhere in Königsberg. In 1936 the magistrate decided that it would no longer be reasonable for Christians to live under one roof with Jews. ......

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17th August 2019
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A Rabbi in Tilsit now on Wikipedia

Our efforts are not only to commemorate the fled and murdered Jews from East Prussia, but also to bring back the people erased from history into the history books. Individual…

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28th May 2019
Read more about the article Well-known Personality in Königsberg
Hanna Masie, Hotel owner in Cranz and Königsberg
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Well-known Personality in Königsberg

The lady pictured, Hannah Masie, was a respected and well-known personality in Königsberg at the turn of the century, as she ran the kosher "Hotel Masie" in the Hintere Vorstadt…

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15th May 2019
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Hohenbruch’s Secrets

The two commandant office buildings are still standing April 2019 - On our excursion we came to Lauknen, which later became Hohenbruch and today is called Gromovo in Russian. It…

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2nd May 2019
Read more about the article Michael Wieck in Allenstein / Olstyn
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Michael Wieck in Allenstein / Olstyn

Michael Wieck passed away at Feb 27 2021 - may his memory be blessed. A moving moment for all visitors to the Mendelsohn House was the final message when Michael…

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15th April 2019
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More hidden History stories

Avraham Lewin from the Kibbutz Lavi has told the story of his family in a Hebrew book. Translated the title is “Life Story” He was born in 1924 in Koenigsberg and…

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23rd February 2019
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Hidden history books

Yael Naaman from Jerusalem has told the story of her family by means of an extensive correspondence and compiled as a Hebrew book. Translated the title is "The Letters in Toni's Suitcase,…

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20th February 2019
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