Jewish Berlin
“The New Synagogue” at Oranienburger St., with it’s golden dome, that was built in 1866 and was destroyed almost totally by the bombing of the allies. Grosse Hamburger St., with the Cemetery established in 1672, where important people such as Moshe Mendelson, Hyne Efraim, Daniel Yatzik, the philosopher Marcus Hertz and more, found their last peace.
Parents-Home, where the Gestapo used as a prison for the Jews who were waiting to be shifted to the death camps in east of Europe; Boys School, which was also used as a detainment facility for Jews. Thousands of Berlin’s Jews were sent from this street to their grim death. Today, at almost every turn, there are monuments which commemorate evil.This tour includes most of them, starting with, via “Women’s Statue” at Rosen St., “The Abandoned Room”, Dock 17, “The Bavarian Quarter”,The Pillar in Memory of the Textile Workers in the City, the Train Wagon in Moabit District, “The Empty Benches” in Axel-Springer St., “The Empty Library” at Babylon Square, The Holocaust Monument designed by the architect Peter Eisenman. The tour is finished at the Jewish Museum, designed by the Jewish architect Daniel Libskind. Naturally, we’ll also tour the Hackescher Markt, which is nearby Great Hamburger St.
