Institut für Jüdische Theologie / School of Jewish Theology
The University of Potsdam does not count directly as a Jewish place even for the students at the "School of Jewish Theology," but the Jewish faith is integrated.
Jewish cemetery (Rossow)
The village Rossow is a former Mecklenburg territory and served as a lively trade center between Mecklenburg and Prussia in the 18th century. Here the Jewish inhabitants asked for their own burial place. This was done in 1793. For a sparsely populated village like Rossow, the Jewish population was very high. The population was 20% Jewish. This circumstance changed later, however, due to strong emigration. Many Jews in Rossow lived until the 1860s from peddling in the community, but probably also from smuggling.
Jewish cemetery (Wittstock)
As early as 1776, the Jews settled in Wittstock applied for their own burial place. Thereupon in the direction of Kyritz the "old God's Acre" was established, where from 1806 to 1862 altogether 36 grave places were established. However, this was only the front part of today's area.
Ready-made clothing store F. Beermann
The most famous department store in Beeskow was the clothing store F. Beermann. It was opened on April 26, 1860 by Felix Beermann. He handed it over to his son Hermann Beermann. He ran it with his wife Rosa, who took over the family business after his death. The Central Council of Jewish Women*Jews suggested to Rosa Beermann that she should not run such a business without a man. So on September 14, 1935, she married Ludwig Warschauer, who was a manufactured goods merchant, and ran the business with him.
Beeskow
The Prussian Jewish Edict of 1812 made it possible for the nine Jews living in the Beeskow-Storkow district since the end of the 17th century to obtain Prussian citizenship. With this legal acceptance into the population, Jews were given the chance to integrate into life. They were able to pursue higher education and careers in politics and business.
House synagogue St. Marienstraße (Wittstock)
Since the late Middle Ages, Jewish merchants settled in Wittstock. Near the center, in the middle between the St. Mary's Church and the Bishop's Castle was a prayer room of the resident Jewish community in a residential building since 1857.
Jewish cemetery (Beeskow)
The Jewish Cemetery Beeskow is a monument in the district town of Beeskow in the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg.
Jewish cemetery (Potsdam)
On the slope of today's Pfingstberg the Jewish cemetery was established on October 28, 1743. The cemetery area was provided by Frederick the Great. Today, the cemetery is the only functional resting place of Potsdam Jews. It covers an area of almost 2000 m² and houses grave monuments of the 18th and 19th centuries.