German-Jewish Theater (Berlin)

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The German-Jewish Theater is located since  1994 in the building of the Citizens' Office in Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorf. The German-Jewish Theater continues the idealistic work of the former Jewish theater "Bimah" in the Meinekestraße, after the last one was on the verge of closing.
The team of the German-Jewish Theater, which consists of participants from different cultures, has the goal to contribute to an intercultural exchange in the city and to develop a Christian-Jewish dialogue.

Jewish Cemetery Wandsbek (Hamburg)

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The Jewish cemetery Wandsbeck or also  cemetery Königsreihe in Hamburg was from 1637 to 1884 in use of the Jewish community Wandsbek.

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It is located on the former Lange Reihe (today Königsreihe, corner Litzowstraße) .
The tenant Colonel Bernd von Hagen provided the land on which the cemetery was built in 1634.

Like many Jewish cemeteries, this one was desecrated during the November pogrom of 1938.

Since 1960 the cemetery is under monument protection. Approximately 1,000 gravestones are still preserved, the oldest dating back to 1676.

 

Hebrew Library Berlin (הספרייה העברית בברלין)

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The Hebrew Library in Berlin is an independent project to promote the Hebrew language and culture in Berlin. The library has a collection of about ten thousand books and gladly accepts donated books.
The Hebrew Library hosts cultural events in Hebrew, Hebrew and Arabic language courses are offered, as well as readings and meetings with poets, various workshops for adults and children, and film and theater performances. The library is open to all interested parties. 

W. Michael Blumenthal

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As varied as his professional career was, so were the stations in his life: Forced by the National Socialists to leave Germany at a young age, Werner Michael Blumenthal grew up in Shanghai. He studied and worked in the USA, later serving the country under various presidents. In 1997, he accepted a call to Berlin and founded the Jewish Museum Berlin. Today, he still assists the museum in an advisory capacity.