Online exhibition
The Jews of Königsberg at the turn of the 20th century
The exhibition of November 2017 in the Kaliningrad Regional History Museum - online and with Director's Cut
The photos and documents in this catalog and exhibit were for a long time totally lost from view,
when not actually completely forgotten. They were buried from sight in many locations …. continued below
Who explains to us the period? The eyewitness introduces
„It’s the family, Baby!“ Jewish history bases on family networks
The example of a family XXL- the Eichelbaums
Marx - A successful banker
Seizing the Opportunity - Immigration as a Model for Success
„It’s the economy, Baby!” The flourishing border trade
The hub of the tea trade
Visible until today: Patronage for the well-being of the city
To the best of your health! The lucrative medical tourism
Charity is the purpose - Social Life
Leisure activities - clubs for everyone and everything
A heart for orphans - The establishment of orphanages
Student life - on Jewish!
Matters of belief
Celebration and prayer
The photos and documents in this catalogue and exhibit were for a long time totally lost from view, when not actually completely forgotten. They were buried from sight in many locations: in a red suitcase on Long Island, in a steamer trunk in a garage in Johannesburg (South Africa), in an airplane hand-bag in Ramat Gan, and in many other places. It took several years to find, decipher, and collect them. They tell us about a time period and life in Königsberg that have been lost to memory for several decades. This epoch and memories of it were totally eclipsed by the anti-Semitic legislation in the Third Reich after 1933, followed by the persecution and disenfranchisement of Jews as well as the Holocaust.
Next online exhibitions
The exhibition Jews in Königsberg II – Exclusion, Emigration or Extermination, Testimony of the End of the Jewish Community in what was once Germany’s easternmost metropolis, is currently under development. For this purpose, reports of experiences and documents from personal collections are still being wanted!
A museum for the history of Jews in East Prussia is underway.
A foundation is being established in Kaliningrad for this purpose, and the Jews in East Prussia Association is involved in the process and will also help with fundraising and curating many parts of the exhibition.
