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A historical city walk around the New Synagogue in Berlin

After the atrocities of the Holocaust, only a few thousand Jews lived in the eastern sector of Berlin. In the next few years, many emigrated abroad or to the West. But some returned from exile after the war for political and ideological reasons and settled in East Berlin to help build the socialist state. Still others have tried as best as possible to maintain a Jewish community in a religious sense.


This tour provides insights into the phases of reconstruction, the influences and disappointments of anti-fascist ideology and lived Judaism under an anti-religious state. The participants visit places where the small East Berlin Jewish community gathered between 1945 and 1990 and show which Jewish places disappeared from public view. Many questions are raised on this tour, including to what extent was it possible to lead a Jewish life in a religious sense within the GDR? We get to know various Jewish personalities who played very different roles in the political and cultural life of the GDR.


This tour includes a tram ride. Please bring a valid ticket with you.

Duration: 2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m Meeting point: 2:00 p.m. in front of the New Synagogue Berlin – Centrum Judaicum

Registration at: info@centrumjudaicum.de
Additional information
Meeting point: in the museum entrance to the New Synagogue Berlin at Oranienburger Str. 28-30, 10117 Berlin

Booking: info@centrumjudaicum.de
Dates
August 2024
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