Three months ago we met – it was the first time for all of us – a Holocaust survivor, Menachem Mayer, for a virtual interview. Profoundly touched by his story and that of his brother Fred, the interview resonated with…
“Was wäre dieses Land heute ohne den Beitrag der deutschen Juden?” Ein einmaliges Museum im Norden Israels erzählt vom Schicksal der “Jeckes” – deutscher Juden, die vor den Nazis flohen. Nun steht es vor dem Aus. Deutschland hilft. Aber nur…
Chinka Cywiakowski, née Amrofl *15.03.1880 in Przytula Since 1914, Chinka Cywiakowski lived with her husband and five children – a sixth was born in Fulda – in Sack 3. On September 5, 1942 she was deported from Fulda to Theresienstadt…
Ester Erna Plaut, née Adler *14.03.1882 in Hintersteinau Ester married the baker Siegmund Plaut in 1904 and lived at Karlstrasse 6, where the couple’s bakery was also located. After her husband’s death in World War I, she continued to run…
Baruch Berkowicz *14.03.1897 in Ostrolenka A tailor by trade, he moved to Fulda in 1919 and lived at Florengasse 27. On February 10, 1933, he married Anna Bechler and both moved to Rosengasse 1. In February 1940 Baruch Berkowicz tried…
Isaak Rothschild *13.03.1878 in Alsfeld In March 1939, the unmarried Isaak Rothschild moved from Alsfeld to Florengasse 18. On December 8, 1941, he was deported from Fulda to Riga. In 1942 he was murdered in the local ghetto or the…
Otto Jacobsohn *13.03.1881 in Fulda The Jacobsohn family lived at Buttermarkt 2 in Fulda. During the First World War Otto fought for his fatherland. He lived in Heidelberg since the 1920s and was deported from there to Gurs in France…
Karl Gottlieb *13.03.1898 in Fulda A businessman by trade, Karl Gottlieb travelled a lot and in 1926 left Schildeckstrasse 12 in Fulda and moved to Hamburg. In 1935, the message was sent to the registration office in Fulda that he…
The number of registered anti-Semitic hate crimes in Germany hit a new upward trend in 2020. The authorities have logged at least 2,275 crimes with an anti-Semitic background until the end of January 2021. The Central Council of Jews in Germany blames coronavirus…
