Designed graphic with overlapping photos and red squares, the top photo shows a woman with a child holding her hand, next to her a teenager, in the background the so-called workers' palaces in Stalinallee.

Another Country. Jewish in the GDR

Guided Tour

Jewish in the GDR: The exhibition Another Country considers part of German post-war history that has previously been paid little attention. It tells of Jewish experiences in the GDR – between hope and frustration, between antifascist self-image and socialist utopia, between the lived experience of being Jewish and the search for individual identity.

The interactive tour will guide you through each of the exhibition’s themed sections. Explore the varied and contradictory nature of Jewish life in the east of Germany – both within and beyond the eventual eight Jewish congregations in the GDR. The exhibition uses interviews, personal items, art, literature and film to give a voice to the people themselves. Individual cinematic portraits commissioned by the Jewish Museum Berlin widen the perspective to include the present day.

The concluding discussion raises questions about aspiration and reality, self-image, affiliation, and assumption – then and now, in the East and the West.

By appointment

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin. The Old Building is marked in green

Where

Old Building, level 1
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

Gestaltete Grafik mit übereinanderliegenden Fotos und roten Quadraten, das oberste Foto zeigt eine Frau mit Kind an der Hand, daneben ein Jugendlicher, im Hintergrund die sogenannten Arbeiterpalästen in der Stalinallee.

Exhibition Another Country. Jewish in the GDR: Features & Programs

Exhibition Webpage: Another Country. Jewish in the GDR: 8 Sep 2023 to 14 Jan 2024
Accompanying Events: Events in the exhibition: GDR on Tuesday: Event with fixed dates, in German; Concert: Martin Schreier & Stern-Combo Meißen: An Ost-Rock legend at the JMB, 21 Sep 2023; ...And Facing the Future? – Jewish History and Stories in the GDR: A scholarly conference accompanying the exhibition, 18–20 Oct 2023, in German; Stories from the GDR – Podium discussion, 19 Oct 2023, in German
Guided Tours: Guided Tour in English: Tour with fixed dates (thursdays); Guided Tour in German: Tour with fixed dates (saturdays); Brunch with Guided Tour: Tour with fixed dates (sundays); Public Historic Urban Walk: Jewish in the GDR: – Tour with fixed dates (sundays), in German; Current page: Guided Tour for Groups: Tour by appointment, in several languages; Historic Urban Walk for Groups: Jewish in the GDR: Tour by appointment, in several languages; Film Workshop for Groups: Come fly with me over the Brandenburg Gate – by appointment, in German

Digital Content: Voices from the GDR: Twelve short film interviews with Jewish perspectives on life and the political system, 2023, in German with English subtitles; Come Fly With Me Over the Brandenburg Gate: A documentary by Esther Zimmering, in German; Singled Out and Viewed Suspiciously: Jews in the GDR: Abridged version of Annette Leo’s contribution to the exhibition catalog, 2023; Jewish in the GDR. A Road Trip with Marion and Lena Brasch: A podcast by Deutschlandfunk Kultur in cooperation with the Jewish Museum Berlin, six episodes, 2023, in German; Jewish Local History of the GDR: Information about the communities in Dresden, Erfurt, Halle, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Chemnitz and Schwerin on Jewish Places; City Walk Berlin-East: Tour with Jewish Places from the New Synagogue to the kosher butcher’s shop, school participation project 2022/23
Publications: Another Country. Jewish in the GDR: Catalog accompanying the exhibition, English edition, 2023; Ein anderes Land. Jüdisch in der DDR: Catalog accompanying the exhibition, German edition, 2023
See also: East Germany

Where, when, what?

When 8 Sep 2023 to 14 Jan 2024, by appointment
Duration 90 minutes
Where Old Building, level 1
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
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Cost per group Tickets for the exhibition are available at the ticket counter on the day of the visit (8 €, reduced rate 3 €), you can book the guided tour online:
70 € for adults – Book guided tour
50 € for adults reduced rate – Book guided tour
35 € for school groups – Book guided tour

Number of participants up to 15 people (two groups can be booked in parallel)

Please note This tour is appropriate either for adults or for school groups ages 15 to 19.

Language The tour is offered in German and English. For other languages, please inquire.

Contact T +49 (0)30 259 93 305 (Mon-Fri, 10 am - 4 pm)
visit@jmberlin.de