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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.

No longer on display

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.

Duration of the Exhibition

Interactive Tour

For 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.

: Fojglen (Birds), author: Leib Kvitko (1800-1952), illustrator: Issachar Ryback (1897-1935), Berlin: Schwellen Verlag, 1922 © Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv

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!