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23 March to 15 July 2012 Jewish Migrants from Eastern Europe in the 1920s

Public tours of the exhibition

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After the exhibition is over

Berlin Transit. Jewish Migrants from Eastern Europe in the 1920s

In case you missed the exhibition, the button "Traces of the Past" on this website will keep you informed about some of the exhibition topics.

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at the Jewish Museum Berlin

Russians Jews Germans

Photographs by Michael Kerstgens from 1992 to the Present

Duration of the exhibition from 20 April to 26 August 2012
Jewish Museum Berlin
Lindenstr. 9-14
10969 Berlin
Eric F. Ross Gallery, Libeskind Building, ground level

The photographs by Michael Kerstgens extend the historical view of the theme of migration right up to the present and trace the question of how Jewish life in Germany has changed with the immigration of Russian-speaking Jews through the 20th century.

Please feel free to read about topics pertaining to our exhibition "Russians Jews Germans", - which is no longer on display - on the exhibition website.

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For individual visitors

Please note: This tour is no longer available

Public Tour of the Exhibition (in German)

For Youth and Adults

The tour examines the background of Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe and shows the various social environments in which Eastern European Jews lived in Berlin between the world wars. Featuring paintings, photographs, family memorabilia, literary works, and autobiographical texts-as well as audio recordings in the original languages-the tour illustrates many important aspects of Jewish life in the one-time capital of the Weimar Republic.

Please note: This tour was available only for the duration of the exhibition and can no longer be booked!

For groups

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Interactive Tour of the Exhibition

For Adults and School Students from Grade 8

Taking reasons for fleeing as a starting point, visualized in the images of Issachar Ber Ryback from the years 1918 and 1919, the tour presents Berlin as a haven for Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.

Depiction of several acts of violence during a pogrom, taken from a series of program drawings by Issachar Ber Ryback
Pogrom series, Issachar Ber Ryback (1897—1935), Kiev and Moscow 1918/1920 © Mishkan LeOmanut, Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel

Photographs, print media, three-dimensional objects and acoustic sound clips give visitors diverse impressions of Jewish life in Berlin between the World Wars. A particular focus of the tour lies in the exploration of what different types of object express about people, time, or "reality."

Please note: This interactive tour was available only for the duration of the exhibition and can no longer be booked!

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