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The Jewish Quarter

Most frequently booked are our Jewish Berlin tours, focusing on the history and current life of Jews in Berlin. Who were the Jews of Berlin that made this community so successful before the Holocaust?

Our journey through the traces of our heritage starts with its mysterious beginnings in the Middle Ages, continues through its blossoming during modern times and its contribution to European Enlightenment, deals extensively with the persecution during the Nazi era and last, but not least, presents the revival of Jewish life in contemporary Berlin.

The reconstructed dome of Berlin's “New Synagogue" from 1995

The core of Berlin's Jewish community was in the old Jewish quarter, which after Berlin's division was in the Soviet sector. But since the reunification of Berlin it has reemerged and is nowadays packed with institutions, memorials and stories waiting for you to discover.

During our tour through the quarter, we will visit the most important locations, where outstanding personalities lived and where Berlin’s Jewish history has taken place before, during and after the Holocaust. We will also experience stories of rescue and survival during the Nazi period, at the exact locations where they happened, while looking into the lives of German women and men who went into great danger in order to help Jews.

Here are some of the locations we'll visit:

The “Hackesche” courtyards, where the founder of Reform Judaism lived

The Jewish elementary schools for boys and girls and the contemporary Jewish high school, the first one to open in Germany since the Holocaust

The old and new synagogues

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Berlin’s historical center, where Moses Mendelssohn is buried

The two neighboring rabbinical seminaries - reform and orthodox - that made Berlin important also in religious terms

The former address of the first female rabbi in Jewish history

The location of the Central Council of Jews in Germany

Otto Weidt's brushes and brooms workshop for the blind

Meaningful and impressive memorials such as the Stumbling Stones, the Deserted Room, the Missing House and the Block of Women

The Block of Women

If you'd like, we can also incorporate into our tour other important locations that aren't really within the old quarter but can be easily reached: The central Holocaust memorial, the beautiful memorial for the Kindertransport that rescued so many to Britain, and the memorial to Moses Mendelssohn at his former address.

All of these locations are in East-Berlin. While we think you should begin your exploration of Jewish Berlin in the old Jewish quarter, there's also much to see in West-Berlin: The Grunewald train station, the Bavarian Quarter and more. These are a part of our Advanced Jewish Berlin Tour .

Naturally, we can combine different Jewish locations in both East and West into one tailor-made, full-day tour. And in case your family traces back to Berlin, we could also visit locations that have to do with your personal history.

We would be happy to advise you personally in planning our Jewish Berlin tour and in preparing your visit to Berlin.

“Here lived..." - Stumbling Stones for Berlin's Jews murdered by the Nazis

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Jewish heritage walking tour

Spend a morning on a walking tour through Mitte, Berlin’s most central district, to see sites significant to the history of Jewish people in Germany. You’ll start at Hausvogteiplatz, the former location of Berlin’s fashion industry, which was run largely by Jewish designers.

You’ll get to see the Hackescher Markt, where a shop owner protected his Jewish employees by bribing the Gestapo, and you’ll visit Bebelplatz, where the Nazis held a book burning. You’ll walk along Rosenstrasse, where non-Jewish wives and family members successfully protested the arrests and deportation of Jewish men, and you’ll end at the Berlin New Synagogue.

Your guide will also take you through Museum Island and tell you about James Simon, a German Jewish art collector who donated most of his priceless art collection to Berlin’s state museums. As you walk, you’ll see the Barn Quarter, formerly home to a large Jewish community.

This half-day Jewish heritage walking tour begins at your hotel, where you’ll meet your private guide and head to Hausvogteiplatz. This square was once renowned for its booming textile and fashion industry, which was largely run by Jewish designers and merchants. In the square you’ll find three tall mirrors, arranged in a circle. This monument, reflecting the sky to all who see it, is a memorial dedicated to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

You’ll then head to Bebelplatz, the site of a Nazi book burning in 1933. Around 20,000 books written about ideologies opposed to Nazism, written by Jewish authors, or considered subversive were torched in an act of censorship. As you make your way through the square, look down to  The Empty Library . This art installation was designed by an Israeli sculptor and is set deep into the cobblestones. The subterranean memorial features empty bookshelves with enough room to house 20,000 books.

On your way to your next destination, you’ll pass through Museum Island. Your guide will tell you all about James Simon, a German-Jewish art collector and philanthropist who donated most of his priceless art collection to Berlin’s state museums.

You’ll then stop at Rosenstrasse, the site of a 1943 protest against Nazis. Non-Jewish wives and relatives of Jewish men who had been arrested and targeted for deportation initiated the protests, which continued until the men were released. It was the only mass public demonstration by Germans during the Nazi-era against deportation of Jews.

Next, you’ll head past the Barn Quarter, which was formerly the main Jewish quarter of Berlin, as you make your way to Hackescher Markt. There, you’ll visit Otto Weidt’s Workshop for the Blind, which was established in 1936 as a place to employ blind and deaf Jews. Workers produced brooms and brushes that were classified as important to the war effort. He protected his Jewish employees by bribing the Gestapo.

Before heading to the Berlin New Synagogue, the final stop on the tour, you’ll pause for a tasting at a local Jewish bakery in the Hackescher Markt. The Berlin New Synagogue, with its grand Moorish façade, was one of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht, though it was heavily damaged during the war. It was demolished and rebuilt. Now, it houses Centrum Judaicum, an institution for the preservation of Jewish memory and tradition.

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These activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences around where you're staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident's eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can suggest tours and activities that will introduce you to the local ways of life.

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Jewish Quarter and Inner Courtyards Tour of Berlin

Overview of the tour in Berlin

The Jewish Quarter in Berlin is a vibrant and distinctive area that reflects the rich history of Judaism in the city since the 15th century. On this fascinating tour, you'll discover the history of this community from their arrival in Berlin to the darkest moments of the Third Reich and the Holocaust. The picturesque streets, secret courtyards, and memorials make up this area that attracts visitors from all over the world. Together, we'll explore the most authentic corners of the Jewish Quarter and uncover details that even many locals don't know. Book your visit now!

This activity includes:

• Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt
• New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum
• St. Mary's Church
• Denkmal Rosenstraße
• Heckmann-Höfe
• Iglesia de María
• Rosen Straße
• Hackescher Höfe
• Dead Chicken Alley
• Museo de Otto Weidt
• Antiguo cementerio judío
• Große Hamburger Straße
• Heckmann Höfe
• Nueva Sinagoga
• ...¡y mucho más!

Meeting point

Rotes Rathaus

Find the meeting point right outside the gate of the Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall) and look for a WHITE UMBRELLA! You can get there with the U5 metro line, getting off at the "Rotes Rathaus" stop, or walk five minutes from Alexander Platz where you will find more public transport options.

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- Accessible for people with reduced mobility. - For reservations of more than 6 people even if they are made separately, the guide will have to be paid at the beginning of the tour € 10 per person. **A minimum of 5 participants is required for the tour to take place**

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A Virtual Tour of Jewish Berlin: The Holocaust and Re-Birth of Berliner Jews

Hosted By: The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC)

Spanning the time period from the Jewish Berlin of the 1930s through WW2 and up to the modern day city, we will discuss how the life of the Berliner Jews changed when the Nazi’s came to power. What were the restrictions and the ways to escape? How many Jews immigrated from Berlin and who stayed in the German capital?

On a virtual visit to the Berlin Jewish museum you’ll see unique artifacts that belonged to the Berliner Jews and learn interesting facts about the community during the Nazi period.

This tour will take you on a virtual walk around the city. You’ll visit the place where 55,000 Berliner Jews were sent to the death camps and see the Memorial of the Murdered Jews of Europe. While walking the central streets, you’ll look down at the sidewalks to find the Stumbling Stones, a fascinating memorial to these murdered Jews. On a virtual visit to the Trains to Life – Trains to Death Monument, the survival story of thousands of Jewish children will be shared.

Finally, the presenter will take you on a virtual tour of the synagogues of modern day Berlin and give you insights into the current status of this Jewish community.

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11 Exhibitions with Queer Perspectives

Art and exhibitions by, for and about LGBTQ+

On the occasion of Pride Month, in which the LGBTQ+ Community celebrates diversity and tolerance, we have compiled the most interesting special exhibitions and interventions in existing collections for you under the collective term "queer perspectives". Starting with Andy Warhol, through Jewish positions on sexuality to traditional role models that are challenged by ancient ideas. Discover new perspectives on old collections and exciting special exhibitions during Pride Month and beyond.

Tip 1: Andy Warhol - Velvet Rage and Beauty at the Neue Nationalgalerie

From the 1960s until his untimely death in the 1980s, the legendary artist Andy Warhol was active in the intellectual and creative scene in New York , which also included many characters from the queer scene. His impressions and the people who surrounded him in his studio and in the famous Studio 54 nightclub shaped his artistic work.

The title of the current exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie refers to the book "The Velvet Rage" by psychologist Alan Dows, published in 2005. In it, the author describes the challenge of growing up as a homosexual man in a heterosexually dominated society. The exhibition thus builds a bridge to Warhol's own sexual identity , which could only find subliminal expression in his main work due to prevailing social conventions.

When: Until 6 October Where: Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, Mitte

The Velvet Rage and Beauty

Tip 2: Andy Warhol - After the Party

After the party is before the party. And after the Andy Warhol exhibition is before the Andy Warhol exhibition. This exhibition focusses on his photographic works and shows snapshots of visitors to the New York studio and Warhol's everyday life , with sexually implicit content also on display. The photographs on display are lendings from the James R. Hedges IV Collection in Los Angeles and the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York.

When: Until 15 September Where: Fotografiska Berlin, Oranienburger Str. 60, Mitte Andy Warhol - After the Party

Tip 3: "Like a Whirlwind" at Freiraum für Fotografie 

At f³ Freiraum für Fotografie you can currently visit the exhibition "LIKE A WHIRLWIND - The Genderplays of Marie Høeg & Bolette Berg" . It deals with photographic material that is rarely found: cross-dressing shots from the late 19th and early 20th century.

In the protected atmosphere of their studio, the two Norwegian photographers, who were also a couple, created special scenes. They questioned gender roles and dressed unconventionally - the photographs were of course not allowed to go public at the time and are all the more interesting today.

When: Until 25 August Where: f³ Freiraum für Fotografie, Waldemarstraße 17, Mitte Like a Whirlwind

Tip 4: Jewish positions on queerness 

In the taboo-free exhibition "Sex. Jewish Positions" at the Jewish Museum Berlin, you can expect interesting insights into the diverse concepts of sexuality that are lived out within Judaism. Of course, this also includes queer facets of being Jewish.

The exhibition includes artistic objects as well as multimedia and historical approaches . There are also a number of interesting accompanying digital offers.

When: Until 6 October Where: Jewish Museum Berlin, Lindenstraße 14, Kreuzberg

Sex. Jewish positions

Tip 5: A queer look at the ethnological collection in the Humboldt Forum

The ethnological collection at the Humboldt Forum is a treasure trove of things to see in itself. But if you would like to see the objects from a new perspective , you can do so on this special guided tour entitled "Beyond the norm? A queer look at gender and sexuality in the ethnological collection". 

How are couple relationships and gender roles expressed in the objects of different cultures? And how did the researchers who once brought the artefacts to Europe reinterpret them against their own cultural background?

When: 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 July, German Language Where: Ethnologisches Museum, Humboldt Forum, Mitte Beyond the norm?

Tip 6: Gay Museum Berlin

There are currently two interesting exhibitions on show at the Gay Museum. One deals with the history of queer movements in Germany and is travelling around the world as a touring exhibition in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut and the Federal Agency for Civic Education. Number two deals with the tabooed topic of sex work and highlights the intersections with the queer community, including historical aspects. 

When: Until 30 September and 11 November Where: Schwules Museum Berlin, Lützowstraße 73, Mitte To the Schwules Museum

Tip 7: Queer filmmaking at the Deutsche Kinemathek

This curator's tour opens up new perspectives on the Deutsche Kinemathek's extensive collection . Various portrayals of queer people in film will be discussed and you will learn more about the background to the exhibits and queer filmmaking. When: 28 July, German Language Where: Deutsche Kinemathek, Potsdamer Straße 2, Mitte

Queer filmmaking

Tip 8: "Ruins of Rooms" at KW Institute of Contemporary Art

A dialogue of drawings, paintings and photographs by the artists Jimmy DeSana and Paul P. The two artists, who just missed each other in time - DeSana died in the 1990s as a result of AIDS, Paul P.'s artistic work began in the early 2000s - dedicate their works to physical representations and portraits. Despite their temporally staggered work, overarching, universal themes can be identified in their art. When: Until 20 October Where: KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Auguststraße 69, Mitte Ruins of Rooms

Tip 9: Queer perspectives on the Hamburger Bahnhof collection

The Hamburger Bahnhof, the Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, also offers a tour focussing specifically on the topic of LGBTQ+. The conventional reading of the artworks is challenged during this one-hour tour, queer connections in the collection are explained in more detail. Take the opportunity to also view the works of the winners of the "Preis der Nationalgalerie", including Daniel Lie , who identifies as trans-nonbinary. 

When: 29 June, 13 July, 10 August Where: Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstraße 50/51, Mitte Hamburger Bahnhof - Queer betrachtet

Tip 10: A second look at the Bode Museum

In cooperation with the Gay Museum Berlin, the Bode Museum has developed five tours through the existing collection under the title " The Second Look: Varieties of Love" , the Bode Museum has developed five tours through the existing collection that introduce you to queer points of reference. This includes sculptures and paintings from late antiquity to the early 19th century, giving you an insight into how the understanding of sexualities and gender identities has changed over the centuries. You can explore the tours independently during the museum's opening hours.

When: Wednesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6pm Where: Bode-Museum, Am Kupfergraben, Mitte

The second look: Varieties of Love

Tip 11: Queer Visibility in the Collection of the Berlinische Galerie

This virtual project called " Out and About. Queer Visibilities in the Collection" systematically scrutinises the Berlinische Galerie's collection for queer readability. In addition to the team of volunteers, who make the results available online, invited authors analyse the works.

The collection of the Berlinische Galerie, which includes artworks created in Berlin from 1870 onwards, opens up numerous interesting perspectives. Not only were many artists themselves part of the queer scene in Berlin, but there are also works that make times of political persecution and lack of social acceptance tangible.

When: Until 30 November Where: Virtually at berlinischegalerie.de/out-and-about Out and about at the Berlinische Galerie

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You can currently participate in the following public tours. Details and ticket information can be found on the page of the respective guided tour.

Highlights of the Core Exhibition (90 minutes) – in German

The core exhibition and its history of Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day from a Jewish perspective

Guided Tour Sundays, 11 am

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Guided Tour Sat 24 Aug 2024, 4 pm

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Guided Tour Every Sunday, 2.45 pm

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Guided Tour Fri 19 Jul, Thu 22 Aug & Thu 19 Sep 2024, 2 pm

Sex: Jewish Positions

Guided Tour Sundays, 1 p.m. (in the period from 2 Jun to 7 Oct 7 2024)

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Guided Tour Sun, 16 Jun, 21 Jul, 18 Aug & 15 Sep 2024, 1 pm

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Pink's Reaction to Daughter Willow Leaving Her Tour to Pursue Theater Shows Their True Love

Pink shared the sweet talk she had with daughter willow after she decided to leave her summer carnival to perform in a theater production..

Pink wants you to raise your glass to her tourmate's last day. 

The "So What" singer shared the heartwarming talk she had with daughter Willow Sage Hart —who she shares with husband Carey Hart —after the 12-year-old decided to leave her Summer Carnival tour to pursue her theater dreams. 

"You have your own lane and you want to be in it," Pink told her daughter in a video shared to her Instagram June 28 , "and I love that for you."

Pink—who also shares son Jameson Moon , 7, with Carey—went on to recount when she realized her daughter had a passion for musical theater, saying, "You fell in love with Mamma Mia!"

"I remember when you came out on stage for the first time in Mamma Mia!," she continued , "and I was like, 'Who is that person?' I had never seen you so big and like, your energy was six times your body, it was amazing. I was blown away." 

The 44-year-old added, "It is really wild to watch you grow up and grow out of me."

As for Willow's plan for kickstarting her Broadway career? She shared her first step is performing in a production of Bye Bye Birdie when she returns home. 

Of course, Pink's support for Willow's Broadway dreams have never wavered. She previously expressed confidence that her daughter will achieve all her goals.

“I want her to go do the damn thing," Pink told People in an interview published May 14. “She's got a voice, man. She's a little bird.”

She added, “She wants to do Broadway and then be a trauma surgeon.”

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The singer, who earned the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards , walked the red carpet with her kids, Willow and Jameson.

The singer and her daughter steal the show at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards with their head-turning performance (literally!).

Pink's daughter joins her onstage at the star-studded ceremony.

The mother-daughter duo shares a heartwarming moment together onstage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.

The family that does acrobatics together...

The "Raise Your Glass" singer looks in awe of her daughter, as she shows off her acrobatic skills.

Pink's daughter, Willow, was all about solving a giant puzzle backstage. 

Pink took time to mediate with her kids. She wrote on Instagram , "Family Portrait #toofunnynottoshare #mylife #worthit #familyband"

Willow and her father, Carey Hart , shared a sweet cuddle while on the road.

The 40-year-old performer and her son, Jameson, took the driver's seat of a forklift backstage.

The Pennsylvania native took a break on tour to explore Italy with her family. 

On Instagram, Pink responded after being criticized for letting her kids run at Holocaust Memorial. She wrote , "Berlin, I love you. #holocaustmemorial #panamarestaurant #cocktailclasses #history #herstory #worldtour and for all of the comments; these two children are in actuality Jewish, as am I and the entirety of my mothers family. The very person who constructed this believed in children being children, and to me this is a celebration of life after death. Please keep your hatred and judgment to yourselves."

The "So What" singer bonded with her son at the Hamburg Zoo before taking stage for her Beautiful Trauma tour in the German city.  

Pink took a moment to celebrate America's Independence day while traveling in Germany. She wrote  on Instagram, "Happy 4th of July. May we all find independence wherever we are. #freedomandlove #wishesforall #universal #love #germany"

Like mother, like daughter. Pink shared this sweet photo on Instagram of her and her daughter carrying musical instruments backstage with the caption, "The family that trumpets together...."

Pink clapped back when fans criticized her for posting a photo of her son without a diaper. She wrote , "There's something seriously wrong with a lot of you out there. Going off about my baby's penis? About circumcision??? Are you for real? As any normal mother at the beach, I didn't even notice he took off his swim diaper. I deleted it because you're all fucking disgusting. And now I'm turning off my comments and shaking my head at the state of social media and keyboard warriors, And the negativity that you bring to other people's lives. There is something seriously wrong with a lot of you out there. Smfh. Here's a picture of the pelican we obviously caught and abused for hours before dangling baby penis in its face."

Pink spent the day with her children on a yacht and simply captioned the photo with a heart emoji. 

"We celebrated our 100th show of the tour tonight in San Antonio with one of the best crowds ever. What a night," Pink captioned this celebratory post. "I'm holding Willows ears so I can say how I really feel about it."

"Art night in Shreveport #tourlife #dreamcatchers #travelinfamilyband," the proud mama captioned the snapshot. 

Carey and Jameson enjoy some quality time backstage.

Pink and Willow visited the Oklahoma City Memorial to honor those affected by 1995's Oklahoma City bombing.

Pink shared on Instagram, "Truck stops in Texas. Don't ask, just do it."

The pop star took her son to a cemetery in Lafayette.

"Shooting the s--t before the first show #thankyoueveryoneforyouramazingenergytonight," Pink wrote on Instagram , alongside this photo of her and kids before taking the stage in Phoenix for her first Beautiful Trauma world tour.

Pink's son sat inside a Mitsubishi forklift truck backstage.

"Road life parent fail. Hotel room Bmx session," Pink's husband Carey Hart  wrote .

Pink's son, Jameson, wore a pair of Baby Banz noise-cancelling headphones as he and his dad watch the singer perform.

Willow and Jameson enjoy some time in a rec room.

"Thanks Tampa," Pink wrote on Instagram . "Who's ready for the show tonight?!"

Pink's son is truly the boss.

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A Holocaust Survivor Gets a Vogue Cover

Anna Wintour called Vogue Germany’s latest cover star, 102-year-old Margot Friedländer, a “meaningful” subject.

By Ruth La Ferla

Margot Friedländer, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor whose family was murdered at Auschwitz, would seem an unlikely — even radical — choice to front a fashion glossy that customarily features comely models and celebrities. But a weathered and white-haired Ms. Friedländer is the latest cover star of Vogue Germany, a distinction she seems to wear as lightly as the tailored coat she models on the magazine’s July/August issue.

One of the world’s oldest and perhaps best-known Holocaust survivors, Ms. Friedländer is no stranger to fame. She has met with world leaders like Angela Merkel, the former chancellor of Germany, and has rubbed shoulders with A-listers like Helen Mirren.

Ms. Friedländer (nee Bendheim), who lives in Berlin, is a vociferous champion of Holocaust remembrance. She has made it her mission to tour hundreds of schools throughout Germany, urging her young audiences to neither forget past traumas nor cling to the grievances that continue to polarize people.

In the Vogue Germany interview, as in those talks, she expresses concern at the rise of right-wing populism and antisemitism in Germany and throughout the world.

Her multilayered message resonates with Anna Wintour, the editor in chief and global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer at Condé Nast. While Vogue’s American edition did not feature Ms. Friedländer on its cover and has yet to feature a cover star of her ilk, Ms. Wintour, in an email, called the German Vogue cover “brilliant and inspiring.”

“Margot Friedländer is a wonderful subject, and a meaningful one,” Ms. Wintour said, “given the political currents across Europe.”

People like Ms. Friedländer “are the last living testament to a dark period in history,” said Masha Pearl, the executive director of the Blue Card , an organization in New York that provides financial and emotional assistance to Holocaust survivors across the United States. “To raise awareness for remaining survivors, whose numbers are dwindling, is imperative,” she added.

At 102, Ms. Friedländer has several decades on the eldest American Vogue cover stars, a group that includes the fashion designer Miuccia Prada, who appeared on the magazine’s March cover at 74 this year. But Ms. Friedländer is not the oldest person to appear on a cover of Vogue: Apo Whang-od , a tattoo artist, appeared on the April cover of its Philippine edition at 106-years-old last year.

Ms. Friedländer was 12 when Hitler came to power, and in her early 20s when the Gestapo arrived in 1943 to round up her family, herding her mother onto one of the Nazis’ infamous transports to Auschwitz.

Ms. Friedländer wasn’t home when her family was detained. Soon after, she dyed her hair, started wearing a cross and was hidden for 13 months by anti-Nazi sympathizers whose names she was never permitted to learn, she told The Forward in a 2013 article .

In 1944, she was captured by the Gestapo and deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, in what is now the Czech Republic. There, she witnessed, and suffered, Nazi atrocities. She also met Adolf Friedländer and, after liberation in 1945 , married him in a traditional Jewish ceremony. The following year, the couple emigrated to the United States, settling in Queens, New York.

It was only after her husband’s death, in 1997, that Ms. Friedländer thought of mining her life experience for a memoir. While she was writing it, she was approached by a documentary filmmaker, who persuaded her to tell her story on camera — and to return to Berlin in the early 2000s to film the project.

The documentary, “Don’t Call It Heimweh,” came out in 2004, and her book, “‘Try to Make Your Life’: a Jewish Girl Hiding in Nazi Berlin,” in 2008. Two years later, Ms. Friedländer, then in her late 80s, moved back to Berlin.

She has since addressed thousands of people, speaking, as she told Vogue Germany, “in the name of the victims who can no longer speak for themselves.” Her message is not of forgiveness precisely, but of endurance and the loving embrace of humanity.

Ms. Friedländer told Vogue Germany that, since the start of the Israel-Hamas war , she has been asked by many young people whether she supports Israel or Palestine. Her answer is not to take sides. “Don’t look at the things that separate you,” she tells them. “Think of the things that bind you, that bring you together.”

She is grateful that she “made it” and especially thankful, she told Vogue Germany, that she took to heart the advice of her mother, who, as she was being deported by the Nazis, hurriedly left a note for Ms. Friedländer. In it she wrote: “Try to make your life.”

“I am grateful,” Ms. Friedländer said, “that, yes, I have.”

Ruth La Ferla is a reporter in the Style section of The Times whose coverage ranges across fashion, influential personalities and societal trends. More about Ruth La Ferla

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The 30th Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFFB), Germany’s largest Jewish film fest, unveiled this year’s award winners at a gala ceremony in Berlin on Thursday night.

The top prize, the Gershon-Klein award for best feature film went to Salty Water ( Südsee ), an Israel-set drama by German filmmaker Henrika Kull . Vishniac from U.S. director Laura Bialis took the Gershon-Klein honor for best documentary.

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“The film is like an afternoon nap in the Israeli sun,” said the JFFB jury in a statement. “It portrays an erotic relationship between an Israeli and a German. It sizzles in a way that only relationships between Israelis and Germans can sizzle. Convincing in its aesthetics, Salty Water is innovative without being pretentious. A beautiful flirtation – even when bombs fall from the blue sky.”

Noé Debré’s French comedy A Good Jewish Boy received a special mention from the jury. The feature looks at Bellisha, a Jewish man who lives with his mother, Giselle in a French suburb that has already lost its synagogue, and will soon lose its last-remaining Kosher grocery story Bellisha and Giselle are officially the last Jews left in the neighborhood.

Assaf Lapid’s documentary The Return From the Other Planet , a new look at Jewish Holocaust survivor and writer Yehiel De-Nur who called Auschwitz “the other planet,” received a special mention from the JFFB jury.

The Geshon-Klein awards, named in honor of German-Jewish cinema legend Gershon (Gerhard) Klein ( Berlin um die Ecke ) come with a $3,200 (€3,000) cash bursary, sponsored by Klein’s daughters Madeleine Budde and Jacqueline Hopp.

The 30th JFFB runs through June 24.

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4. A Rare Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers for the Circumcision Ceremony, Scribe: Jacob Sofer ben Judah Leib of Berlin, [Hamburg], 1719

Important Judaica

A Rare Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers for the Circumcision Ceremony, Scribe: Jacob Sofer ben Judah Leib of Berlin, [Hamburg], 1719

June 27, 02:04 PM GMT

35,000 - 50,000 USD

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Description

The earliest known  milah  manuscript by the noted scribe-artist Jacob Sofer of Berlin.

The creator of this exquisite illustrated Hebrew book of circumcision prayers was Jacob Sofer ben Judah Leib of Berlin, a talented, prolific scribe of the Hamburg-Altona school of Hebrew manuscript production. His earliest works date from 1717, and he was active until at least 1741; over thirty-five books penned by him are still extant. The present volume is the very first  milah  book that Jacob wrote and one of the earliest Hebrew books to have been created during the renaissance of decorated Hebrew manuscript production that began in the second decade of the eighteenth century. Jacob embellished this miniature manuscript with four illustrations and illuminated the opening letters of key prayers with shell gold. The elegant penmanship exhibited by him in this work has yielded a beautiful, eminently legible book that constitutes a tour-de-force of the Hebrew scribal arts. As indicated in the dedicatory inscription on the title page, this book was written for Joseph Reuben Furst, a noted Jewish communal leader and philanthropist in Hamburg.

Illustrations

Title page: Architecturally framed, with Moses holding his rod and the Tablets of the Law at right and Aaron dressed in the garb of a High Priest holding a censer at left. In a cartouche below, a man holding a scale represents the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Fol. 10v: In a scene set in an elaborate interior space, a man presents the infant to the  sandak , who will hold the child during the circumcision.

Fol. 11v: Three men dressed in extravagant clothing prepare to recite the blessings over the wine. The man at left holds an open book and a large goblet; the man at center, garbed in a  tallit , holds the infant; and the man at right holds a large lit taper.

Fol. 13r: The celebrants sit around a table in a well-appointed interior and enjoy a festive meal after the circumcision.

1. Joseph Reuben Furst (title page)

2. Moses Eleazar, gifted to his son (initial parchment flyleaf)

3. Collection of the Chief Rabbi of Hanover (initial paper flyleaf). An accompanying letter indicates that the manuscript then descended in the family to Audrey Kearns, grandmother of the present owner.

Physical Description

26 folios (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.; 108 x 63 mm) on parchment; written in very fine Ashkenazic square (text body) and semi-cursive (rubrics and secondary texts) scripts in brown ink; text body vocalized. Full-page illustrated title and three pen-and-ink illustrations within the text. Slight wear from use with minor staining throughout. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, with minor chips to corners; edges gilt; contemporary paper flyleaves and pastedowns. Housed in a modern beige cloth-covered folding case. Accompanied by a letter recording the gift of this manuscript to the present owner’s grandmother.

Iris Fishof,  Jüdische Buchmalerei in Hamburg und Altona: Zur Geschichte der Illumination hebräischer Handschriften im 18. Jahrhundert , trans. Dina Herz and Smadar Rahveh-Klemke, ed. Andreas Brämer (Hamburg: H. Christians, 1999), 192-195, 342-344.

Emile G. L. Schrijver, “‘Be’ôtiyyôt Amsterdam’: Eighteenth-century Hebrew manuscript production in Central Europe: the case of Jacob ben Judah Leib Shamas,”  Quærendo  20,1 (1990): 24-62.

Ursula and Kurt Schubert,  Jüdische Buchkunst , vol. 2 (Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1992), 117-119.

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