Untitled poem written in Theresienstadt ghetto
Author Unknown *
Today, I saw a thousand people with distraught expressions
Today, I saw a thousand people walking towards nothingness
In the grey of the cold morning, wandered the ostracized crowd
Leaving everything behind which they once called their life.
They walked through the gate
And left all the joy, happiness, prestige outside.
Where will this…
From the partners’ collections: Interior view of the destroyed Fasanenstrasse Synagogue, Berlin, burned on Kristallnacht during the November Pogroms
Creator/Photographer: Unknown
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Date: 1938
Repository: Leo Baeck Institute
Parent Collection: Berlin; Jewish Community Collection
Call Number: AR 88
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From the partners’ collections: Blau-Weiss hikers with instruments
Description:Blau-Weiss was a Zionist youth movement founded in Germany and Austria in 1912. It organized youth group outings and gatherings which stressed the appreciation of nature, scouting, and self-dependence.
Creator/Photographer: unknown
Medium: black-and-white reproduction
Date: undated
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=837384
Repository: Leo Baeck Institute
Parent Collection: Rudolf and Rudolphina Menzel Collection
Call Number: AR 25014
From the partners’ collections: Sabbath Ceremonies, 1724, from Juedisches Ceremoniel
Description: Illustration from Juedisches Ceremoniel, a German book published in 1724. The book is a beautifully illustrated description of Jewish religious ceremonies, rites of passage and feast days, which first appeared in 1716, here in its second edition of 1724. The extremely detailed plates, by Georg Puschner, depict priestly robes, the celebrations of the…