Untitled poem written in Theresienstadt ghettoAuthor Unknown * Today, I saw a thousand people with distraught expressionsToday, I saw a thousand people walking towards nothingnessIn the grey of the cold morning, wandered the ostracized crowdLeaving everything behind which they once called their life. They walked through the gateAnd left all the joy, happiness, prestige outside. Where will this lead, where will it end?They only know they…
From the partners’ collections: Interior view of the destroyed Fasanenstrasse Synagogue, Berlin, burned on Kristallnacht during the November Pogroms Creator/Photographer: UnknownMedium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1938Repository: Leo Baeck InstituteParent Collection: Berlin; Jewish Community CollectionCall Number: AR 88Rights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
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: unknownMedium: black-and-white reproductionDate: undatedPersistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=837384Repository: Leo Baeck InstituteParent Collection: Rudolf and Rudolphina Menzel CollectionCall Number: AR 25014Rights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more…
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…