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The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, [ 2][ 3] and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages ( circa 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish community. The community survived under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades.
Expulsions of Jews in Europe from 1100 to 1600 Jews of Germany, 13th century. The early medieval period was a time of flourishing Jewish culture. Jewish and Christian life evolved in 'diametrically opposite directions' during the final centuries of Roman empire. Jewish life became autonomous, decentralized, community-centered.
The Jewish Museum Berlin ( Jüdisches Museum Berlin) was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On 3,500 square metres (38,000 square feet) of floor space, the museum presents the history of Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, with new focuses and new scenography. It consists of three buildings, two of ...
The history of the Jews in Alsace is one of the oldest in Europe. It was first attested to in 1165 by Benjamin of Tudela, who wrote about a "large number of learned men" in "Astransbourg"; [ 1] and it is assumed that it dates back to around the year 1000. [ 2] Although Jewish life in Alsace was often disrupted by outbreaks of pogroms, at least ...
Germany will take in descendants of citizens denied their rights by the Nazis during the 1930s and ’40s. Some Jewish Americans are tackling the paperwork for more opportunities.
Nazi German photographers of the Holocaust who acted in their official capacity include Bernhard Walter [ de], Friedrich Franz Bauer, Franz Wolf, Albert Rum [ de] and Franz Suchomel. [ 5] The destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto was methodically documented in the well-illustrated Stroop Report. [ 10] Some photographs were taken by the camp ...
The history of the Jews in Hamburg in Germany is recorded from at least 1590 on. Since the 1880s, Jews of Hamburg have lived primarily in the neighbourhoods of Grindel [ de], earlier in the New Town, where the Sephardic Community "Neveh Shalom" (Hebrew: נוה שלום) [ 1] was established in 1652. Since 1612 there have been toleration ...
In October 1935 Jews were excluded from the benefits of the "Winterhelp of the German People", and a "Jewish Winterhelp" was organized as an autonomous organization. It collected money,food, clothing, furniture and fuel and in winter 1937/38 the organisation supported 2,300 indigent people, a fifth of Jewish community.