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In this house lived Therese and Elias Hirsch. Elias Hirsch was born in 1888 in Ottorowo, a small town near Poznań, which was German at the time. During World War One, he was a soldier […]

You are now standing outside Jagowstrasse 13. One of many Jewish families in Moabit lived here: the Gottfelds and the Lewins. Their descendant Benjamin Gidron, who lives in Israel as a retired professor, counts 28 […]

The synagogue was somewhat damaged by bombs but could have been restored after war ended. However, the District Office made demands with regard to traffic safety, which were a big problem for the Jewish community. […]

In October 1941, the Gestapo, which was the Nazi state’s secret police, informed the Jewish community of the upcoming deportations. They instructed the community to turn their synagogue into a collection camp for around 1,000 […]

Every person is one life, with their own long history. This audio walk will give you an insight into the fates of Jewish and non-Jewish people under National Socialism, especially here in Berlin Moabit. People […]