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Advertisement for the Violetta women's club
A newspaper advertisement for the Damenklub Violetta, a Berlin club frequented by lesbians, 1928. Before the Nazis came to power in 1933, lesbian communities and networks flourished in Germany.
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Women’s Club Violetta
In the Jägerhof Casino, Hasenheide 52 - 53
Wednesday (Day of Repentance) November 21st
Coffee Party starting at 5 p.m. and lecture evening and club meeting until 1 a.m.
Free admission for men
Saturday, November 24th
Italian Night with intimate lantern lighting
From 8 p.m. until 3 a.m. Free admission for men
Jazz Trio with the famous Millionenmax
Sunday of the Dead in commemoration of the dead) November 25th
Coffee Party starting at 5 p.m. and lecture evening and club meeting. Free admission for men.
Lotte Hahm cordially invites all dear ladies
Subway Station: Hasenheide (in front of the venue), Bus: 4, 29
Tramway: 3, 5, 15, 58, 115
Critical Thinking Questions
Why are documents like this one important historical evidence?
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What can documents such as this one tell us about life in Berlin before the Nazi rise to power?
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- US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Magnus-Hirschfeld Gesellschaft