Lisl Thalmessinger

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In the Munich address book of 1919, the following entry can still be found under the same address. - Fanny Thalmessinger, bank owner's widow.

About the picture on the picture postcard: - Jakob Wassermann wrote the artist novel "Das Gänsemännchen" in the years 1912 - 1914. The  "little goose" depicted on the card gave the name to the novel.

Waitzfelder fountain (reaper fountain)

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The donor of the fountain was Karl Waitzfelder, a son of Levi Waitzfelder, a banker and hop wholesaler originally active in Nördlingen since 1861, who moved his business to Maximilian Strasse in Munich around 1885. Along with his brother, Kommerzienrat Theodor Waitzfelder, Karl Waitzfelder was co-owner of the Munich banking house Levi Waitzfelder.

Mikvah in Oranienburger Street

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A few steps lead to the ritual immersion bath (mikvah) in the basement of the right tower of the synagogue in Oranienburgerstraße. The modern and centrally located mikvah has an anteroom that is used as a waiting room. This is where people prepare for the ritual bath. The  "living" water is supplied to the bath via a tank from the roof that collects rainwater.

TuS Maccabi Berlin e.V.

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TuS Makkabi Berlin e.V. is a German-Jewish sports club with the goal of encouraging both Jewish and non-Jewish people to engage in dialogue and bring them together.

During National Socialism' the club like all organizations at that time was forbidden to participate in official competitions. Since the reestablishment of the association TuS Makkabi Berlin in 1970, the club again regularly participates in competitions and offers space for quite a few sports such as basketball, soccer or even chess.

Jewish Cemetery Berlin-Weißensee

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The Jewish cemetery in the Weißensee district is one of the largest in Europe, with over 115,000 graves. Its "architecturally remarkable" mourning hall was inaugurated in 1880. Numerous Berlin personalities such as the Hebrew writer Micha Josef Bin Gorion (1865-1921) or the painter Lesser Ury (1861-1931) are buried in the approximately 42-hectare cemetery. The layout of the cemetery goes back to the design of the architect Hugo Licht (1841-1923).