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 ......
The following is a summary of the lecture by Michael Leiserowitz from the "Jews in East Prussia" association
Before October 1, 1874, Jews in Germany had to report their births, marriages and deaths to the competent court, where these were registered. Unlike many records of Jewish communities that…
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.
Insight into a new exhibition - Who knows more people? The landowner Walther Sandelowsky trained young people in agriculture since 1934 so that they could receive a certificate for immigration to Palestine.
The first temporary exhibition since the opening of the Jewish Museum in the Kaliningrad Synagogue has arrived on site and was handed over.
(Translated from German, FB post of East Prussian State Museum SEP 20 2019) Last November, after a few years, the Königsberg Synagogue was reopened after it had fallen victim to…
After the November pogrom, a feverish search for emigration opportunities began. Some families managed to emigrate, others failed for various reasons. In the following we will tell you some episodes…