Straight through Prostken
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.
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Anniversary year for Jews in East Prussia
A new feature is the additional Facebook page in Polish under the name “Żydzi w Prusach Wschodnich” and with Lissi’s profile picture.
A young married couple in Tilsit
A young married couple in Tilsit before the turn of the century.
New project “Jews of Wartenburg, (today Barczewo)”
To celebrate the reopening, we are looking for pictures and documents of the families who used to live in Wartenburg.
Call for material for a new exhibition
“Farewell to Warmia and Masuria”
Following the great success of the special exhibition “Farewell to Königsberg”, a second part of this project is to be created in early summer 2024 and will travel through places in Warmia and Masuria.
Everyday history of Jews in Allenstein
At the lecture on November 24 in Olsztyn, Ruth Leiserowitz presented some new findings and discoveries about the Jewish history of the city to an
Cemetery in Johannisburg / Pisz marked
A ceremony was held to present the official marking of the Jewish cemetery of Johannisburg in Masuria, that was established in the 19th century.
Klein’s hanger from Braunsberg
In the local history museum of Braniewo there we found hangers with the advertising imprints of a fashion store of Jacob Klein, Walter’s father.
Nathan Grumach – Son, Notary and Cantor in Barczewo/Wartenburg
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.
Mehlsack / Pieniężno
The small brick synagogue was built in 1860 in what was then Wormditter Street.