Elisabeth Schmitz

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The native of Hanau, Elisabeth Schmitz (* 1893, + 1977) was a Protestant theologian and resistance fighter against National Socialism. She graduated from the Schillerschule in Frankfurt in 1914. After studying history, German language and literature, and theology she was permanently employed at the Luisengymnasium in Berlin-Moabit as a Studienrätin.

Department store Wronker

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In addition to this department store, Hanau could also boast the Wronker department store. This was founded by Hermann Wronker, a nephew of Leronard Tietz, who owned department stores in Mannheim, Nuremberg, Pforzheim, Darmstadt, Hanover, Worms and Frankfurt am Main. Both Hanau department stores and their Jewish owners fell victim to the crimes of the National Socialists.

The cemetery of Anholt

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Since the early 17th century, Jewish families can be traced in Anholt, a small town on the Lower Rhine.

A synagogue in the town was consecrated in 1831. It fell victim to the war.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish community disappeared due to emigration from Anholt.

The cemetery at the Dwarsefeld was used from the beginning of the 19th century. The last burial took place in 1934.

Today there are still 17 gravestones on the site

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City walk Erfurt

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The trade fair and university city of Erfurt, located on the Gera River in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, is today the largest city in the Free State of Thuringia with a good 214,000 inhabitants and is also the state capital. First mentioned in a document in 741/42 when the bishopric was founded, Erfurt developed from the 13th century onwards, thanks to its central location and woad cultivation, into a flourishing trading and craftsmen's city as well as a European center of education.

Apartment - Dr. Irma Klausner-Cronheim

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After her license to practice medicine in Halle a. S. in 1901, Irma Klausner practiced in Berlin as an internist and pediatrician with a license to practice until her profession was banned in 1938. Irma Klausner-Cronheim was a member of the Jewish community in Berlin. She was active in the women's movement and, together with her sisters, took a stand against § 218 in the abortion debate. It was not until November 1938 that Irma Klausner-Cronheim managed to escape to Sweden, and in April 1940 she immigrated from Sweden to the United States.

Jews in London

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In London and sporadically in the rest of England, Jews have been resident since about 1070.

The East End of London was already since the early modern times the gateway to the metropolis for refugees and migrants, first from Europe, later from all over the world. Especially in the 17th century, Huguenots settled here, persecuted for their faith in France. Various French street names in Whitechapel still testify to this settlement, and houses on it of the prosperity to which some of them - especially the silk weavers - brought.