No Longer in the Country

Unusual Objects from Our Core Exhibition Tell Stories of Jewish Life

Six membership cards of the Frankfurt Jewish Community, stamped in 1949 — Unclaimed membership cards for the Jewish community Frankfurt am Main, 1949; Jewish Museum Berlin, photos: Roman März

After the war, nearly one thousand displaced persons (DPs) lived with their children in Frankfurt am Main. When the Jewish community admitted them in 1949, it had membership cards made, but two-thirds were never picked up.

The surviving cards show no signs of use. Their intended owners had probably already left Germany for Israel or the United States.

Unclaimed Membership Cards

Membership card with passport photo of a woman in a flowered top — Membership card of Dora Tauber, born on 22 Jun 1898; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/133, photo: Roman März

Membership card of Dora Tauber, born on 22 Jun 1898; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/133, photo: Roman März

Membership card with heart-shaped passport photo, obviously taken from a photo album — Membership card of Josef Baumgarten, born on 3 Jul 1925; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA Rep/125768/0, photo: Roman März

Membership card of Josef Baumgarten, born on 3 Jul 1925; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA Rep/125768/0, photo: Roman März

Membership card with passport photo of a woman — Membership card of Helene Lascher, née Sternfeld, born on 26 May 1912; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/80, photo: Roman März

Membership card of Helene Lascher, née Sternfeld, born on 26 May 1912; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/80, photo: Roman März

Membership card, the photo shows upper body and head of a man, in the background a street and houses — Membership card of Josef Majer Goldberg, born on 12 Mar 1907; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/1, photo: Roman März

Membership card of Josef Majer Goldberg, born on 12 Mar 1907; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/1, photo: Roman März

Membership card of a woman born in Ostrolenki — Membership card of Sala Dresdner, née Schorn, born on 8 Aug 1904; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/32, photo: Roman März

Membership card of Sala Dresdner, née Schorn, born on 8 Aug 1904; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/32, photo: Roman März

Membership card with a negative passport photo, the man was born in Breslau — Membership card of Heinrich Duzing, born on 22 Jul 1919; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/5, photo: Roman März

Membership card of Heinrich Duzing, born on 22 Jul 1919; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession NDA/10/5, photo: Roman März

Core Exhibition: 13 Objects – 13 Stories (13)

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13 Objects – 13 Stories

A Torah shield, a sculpture, a cushion: 13 unusual objects tell 13 stories of Jewish life. One of the tours of the JMB app leads right through the exhibition to eye-catchers of all kinds, some small, some big. What would a museum be without its many objects, each rich in meaning? You can get a sneak peek of the objects here on our website.

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No Longer in the Country

Unclaimed Membership Cards

13 Objects – 13 Stories

L’amitié au coeur (Friendship of the Heart)

Finds from the Memmelsdorf Genizah

Torah Shield

Shevirat ha-Kelim (Breaking of the Vessels)

Manheimer Family Portrait

Puppet Show

Decorated Cushion

Silver Formerly Owned by Jews

Going-away Present

Hand Washbasin