Mohel and Lumber Merchant
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.
Klaipeda / Memel: Postwar Radio Jamming Station
In 1954, a radio jamming station was erected on the cemetery grounds. Most of the matzevot (tombstones) were destroyed during the installation of the antennas.
Jewish Old Age Home of Königsberg
To mark the occasion of the opening, the Königsberg Jewish Community Newsletter published a drawing by architect Kurt Frick, who had designed the building.
Dreams about the future of Memel
Video 20 min about how the life of Jewish businesspeople and entrepreneurs in Memel after World War I, A lecture by Ruth Leiserowitz in 2023 at the History Institute of Klaipeda University.