Private insights: Berlin families show their unknown side

Private insights: Berlin families show their unknown side

The exhibition, the stories of six Berlin families along their private photo albums, takes a new look at Jewish life after 1933. The cheerfulness and normality of the recordings are in contrast to knowledge about persecution and displacement, uncertainty and loss that the people shown. This can be seen, for example, in photos of a beach holiday in Swinünde in the summer of 1936 or a sports festival in a Jewish orphanage. These apparently profane moments are at a time that was characterized by profound shocks, to important evidence of everyday life.

This perspective on Jewish life in Berlin During the Nazi era provides important insights into the diversity and contradiction of this time. The apparent coexistence of normality and persecution in the photo albums shows how people were able to maintain a certain everyday life despite adverse circumstances.

historical facts underline the importance of these photos. They not only document the individual life of the families depicted, but also the diversity of Jewish life in Berlin. This multifaceted look enables visitors to the exhibition to have a more comprehensive picture of the time of National Socialism and the experiences of Jewish people during this time.

A table with information about the six Berlin families, their life stories and the photo albums it contained could help visitors to better understand the connections between the individual stories and to immerse themselves in the matter.

Source: www.berlin.de