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The sixth and final installment in our blog series “Memories from the Life of Walter Frankenstein” To start from the beginning again: when I consider the path that Walter Frankenstein and his family took, I’m constantly astonished that they didn’t lose hope and always found new strength to confront the numerous changes in their lives. …
Stockholm), around 1956–1957; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

The sixth and final installment in our blog series “Memories from the Life of Walter Frankenstein” To start from the beginning again: when I consider the path that Walter Frankenstein and his family took, I’m constantly astonished that they didn’t lose hope and always found new strength to confront the numerous changes in their lives. …
Stockholm), around 1956–1957; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

An Early April Fool’s Joke from the Year 1931 Sometimes figuring out how to classify a document correctly according to its historical context can depend on just one tiny, even seemingly unrelated detail. I was reminded of this again while working on the inventory of a recent donation to our archive. With more than 3,000 …
Envelope posted 13 March 1931; Jewish Museum Berlin, Gift

Second Episode of our blog series: “Remembrances of the life of Walter Frankenstein” Jesse Owens – this name means something to most people, even today. The black athlete from the U.S. national team decided in 1936, disregarding the expectations and fears of his family, friends, and a large number of Americans, to compete in the …
, Berlin, around 1940–1944; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

Max Karp was one of the roughly 17,000 Polish nationals who were expelled from Germany in the Polenaktion (“Polish Action”) of October 27–29, 1938. He wrote extensively on his deportation in a letter.
Max Karp, Berlin around 1935; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

The Tragic Fate of Shmuel Dancyger Z. L. During a visit to my hometown of Calgary Alberta, Canada in the summer of 2014, I had the opportunity to meet with Morris and Ann Dancyger, both child survivors of the Holocaust. Morris Dancyger was one of the very few children to have been liberated by the Russians …
the grave of Shmuel Dancyger; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

Stockholm), around 1956–1957; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

Sexual Diversity in the Collection of the Jewish Museum On July 28th, Christopher Street Day will take place for the 40th time in Berlin. Like every year, it will feature demonstrations for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, this time under the slogan My body—my identity—my life! (Link to this year’s CSD …
arrest, Berlin, 21 August 1944; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

Stockholm), around 1956–1957; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift

Center, Berlin 12.12.2004 © Photo: Igor Chalmiev, gift