| Translated title | Berlin Transit. Jewish Migrants from Eastern Europe in the 1920’s |
| Curator |
Cilly Kugelmann. |
| Imprint |
Berlin, Germany, 2012. 159 pp., illustrations: 106 col., 51 b&w, 25 × 20 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
9783835310872 |
| Location |
Jüdisches Museum Berlin (25 March–15 July 2012) |
| Description |
A detailed look at the mass migration of European Jews to (and through) Berlin during the period of the Weimar Republic. Introduction by Verena Dohrn, Gertrud Pickhan and Anne-Christin Saß. Ten essays, including: “Die Pogromserie von Issachar Ber Rybak” [The Pogrom Series of Issachar Ber Rybak] by Sigalit Meidler-Waks; “Jüdische Migranten aus Osteuropa zwischen 1918–1929” [Jewish Migrants from Eastern Europe between 1918–1929] by Tobias Brinkmann; and “Russische Juden im russischen Berlin. Eine Diaspora in der Diaspora” [Russian Jews in Russian Berlin. A Diaspora within the Diaspora] by Karl Schlögel. Full catalog checklist at back, with many exhibits being historical photographs and paintings. Ceremonial and domestic objects featured in Chapter 4: Zu Gast bei Kahans [A Guest at the Kahans] (pp. 152–153). Basic entries. 495 items. |
| Description |
The exhibition was produced in cooperation with the Osteuropa-Institut der Freien Universität Berlin. |
| main keywords |
BER RYBACK, ISSACHARBERLINCEREMONIAL OBJECTSEASTERN EUROPEGRAPHIC ARTSPHOTOGRAPHSPAINTINGSPORTRAITS |
| minor keywords |
Bezalel Art SchoolCandlesticks/CandelabraCarpets/RugsEtrog containersHanukkah lampsHistorical documentsHistorical photographsMusicPostcardsPostersPrinted books |