Jewish Hospital (Berlin)

The Jewish Hospital Berlin-Wedding has been the third hospital of the Jewish Community Berlin. In  1756 the first hospital was founded in Berlin-Mitte, it was located in Oranienburger Straße. The second one was built in Auguststraße in 1861. Due to considerable increase of city residents and living Jews in the city, it was decided to build a new hospital in what was then Schulstraße, this hospital was opened on June 22, 1914 and survived both world wars. During the Nazi period, the hospital was a collection center and a stopover for the transport of Jews to concentration camps. During the war, however, it also became a place of refuge for those in hiding. At the time of liberation in 1945, about 1,000 people were hiding there. After 1945 the hospital functioned according to its purpose, however, the weakened Jewish community could no longer afford the hospital. Since 1963, the hospital has been a "foundation under civil law."