19 EN Jewish life in Berlin has a long tradition which stretches well back to the 13th century The expulsion and annihilati on of European Jews under the National Socialists destroyed a flourishing Jewish culture in the city Numerous locations in the borough of Pankow bear testimo ny to how important Berlin as the centre of modern Jewry was Among the most important his torical sites of Jewish life is Germany s largest synagogue on Rykestrasse 53 Prenzlauer Berg Inaugurated in 1904 it still stands predominantly in its origi nal condition for due to its loca tion in a courtyard it was spared the destruction of the 1938 No vember Pogrom It also remained the only place of worship for the Jewish community in East Berlin It was elaborately in the autumn of 2007 An exhibition in the nearby dis trict museum at Prenzlauer Allee 227 tells the story of the school that had been located in the street side building of the Neo Romanesque building com plex until it was closed by the Nazis The nearby Jewish cemetery in Schönhauser Allee hosts the res ting places of such personalities as Max Liebermann or Leopold Ullstein The so called Juden gang Jewish Passage at the back of the cemetery can be seen from Kollwitzplatz Somewhat hidden in the cour tyard of Schönhauser Allee 162 is a memorial to Auerbach sches Waisenhaus Auerbach s Orpha nage a home set up here in 1887 by the teacher Baruch Auerbach A sculpting by Susanne Ahner commemorates the Jewish child ren deported from here under the Nazi regime tic Friedel Kantaut SYNAGOGE RYKESTRASSE JÜDISCHE KULTURTAGE PANKOW TOP THEMEN PANKOW S TOP TOPICS BUCHTIPP Jüdisches in Pankow Drei Rundgänge zu 62 Stationen in den heutigen drei Stadtteilen Pankow Prenzlauer Berg und Wei ßensee führen zu sichtbaren und verborgenen jüdischen Orten im Berliner Nordosten ISBN 978 3 942271 90 5 BOOK RECOMMENDATION Jewish Traces in Pankow Three walking tours to 62 stations through today s three districts Pankow Prenzlauer Berg and Weis sensee lead to visible and hidden Jewish sites in North eastern Berlin ISBN 978 3 942271 91 2

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