German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

Another Country

Jewish in the GDR

Exhibition
8 Sep 2023 to 14 Jan 2024

...And Facing the Future? – Jewish History and Stories in the GDR

A scholarly conference accompanying the exhibition Another Country. Jewish in the GDR (in German)

Conference
Wed–Fri 18–20 Oct 2023

Singled Out and Viewed Suspiciously: Jews in the GDR

Abridged version of Annette Leo’s contribution to the exhibition catalog Another Country. Jewish in the GDR

Essay
2023

Another Country. Jewish in the GDR

Catalog accompanying the exhibition

Publication
2023

Voices from the GDR

Jewish perspectives on life and the political system

Online Feature
2023

Jewish Local History of the GDR

Information about the communities in Dresden, Erfurt, Halle, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Chemnitz and Schwerin on Jewish Places

Jewish Places

Your Stories Are Important to Us!

Call for Collection Items: “Jews in the GDR”

Call for Collection Items
2022

Objects on the Subject GDR

(in German)

Online Collections

“The East-West divide is still in place to this day.”

Irene Runge on Jewish Life in Berlin

Interview
2021

“Service Card”

Martin Riesenburger became chief rabbi of the Jewish communities in East Germany in 1961

From our Holdings

The Jewish Cultural Center in Berlin

Founded on 22 January 1990 in East Germany

Blog
22. Jan 2015

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