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Jews in Prewar Germany

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Jewish communities before the war Germany

Students in a Jewish school in Karlsruhe

Class photo of students and a teacher at a Jewish school in prewar Karlsruhe. [LCID: 03085]

Class photo of students and a teacher at a Jewish school in prewar Karlsruhe. Germany, July 1937.

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Pre-emigration training

Pre-emigration training: young Jews in a cooking class in the Theodor Herzl School sponsored by the Jewish community. [LCID: 76820]

Pre-emigration training: young Jews in a cooking class in the Theodor Herzl School sponsored by the Jewish community. Berlin, Germany, between 1930 and 1939.

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Training for immigration to Palestine

Training for emigration to Palestine: a math class at the Caputh Agricultural School. [LCID: 76817]

Training for immigration to Palestine: a math class at the Caputh Agricultural School. Berlin, Germany, 1930–39.

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Girls in a sewing class run by the German Jewish community

Girls in a sewing class at the Adas Israel school, maintained by the German Jewish community. [LCID: 76818]

Girls in a sewing class at the Adas Israel school, maintained by the German Jewish community. Berlin, Germany, 1930s.

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Jewish athletes at a sports festival in Grunewald stadium

Jewish athletes at a sports festival in Grunewald stadium. [LCID: 89732]

Jewish athletes at a sports festival in Grunewald stadium, Berlin. After Adolf Hitler took power, Jews were not allowed to be members of German athletic clubs. Berlin, Germany, 1934.

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Jewish children at a summer camp

Jewish children gathered for a sporting event in a summer camp organized by the Reich Union of Jewish Frontline Soldiers. [LCID: 00948]

Jewish children gathered for a sporting event in a summer camp organized by the Reich Union of Jewish Frontline Soldiers. Germany, between 1934 and 1936.

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First day of school

Berta Rosenheim poses with a large cone, traditionally filled with sweets and stationery, on her first day of school. [LCID: 12479]

Berta Rosenheim poses with a large cone, traditionally filled with sweets and stationery, on her first day of school. Leipzig, Germany, April 1929.

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Summer camps and sports activities

The Reich Union of Jewish Frontline Soldiers organized summer camps and sports activities for Jewish children. [LCID: 00950]

The Reich Union of Jewish Frontline Soldiers organized summer camps and sports activities for Jewish children. Germany, between 1934 and 1936.

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A concert in the Oranienburger Street synagogue, Germany, 1938

A concert in the Oranienburger Street synagogue organized by the Cultural Society of German Jews. [LCID: 63375]

A concert in the Oranienburger Street synagogue organized by the Cultural Society of German Jews. Berlin, Germany, 1938.

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First day of school

Two Jewish girls (cousins Margot and Lotte Cassel) ready for their first day of school in Breslau, Germany, ca. [LCID: 79681]

Two Jewish girls (cousins Margot and Lotte Cassel) ready for their first day of school in Breslau, Germany, ca. 1937. As was traditional for all children in Germany, the cones were filled with treats to celebrate their first day of school.

Margot's father, Saul, worked in the Tietz department store until he was dismissed following the enactment of the Nuremberg Laws.

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A first-grade class at a Jewish school. Cologne, Germany, 1929-1930. [LCID: 07779]
Article Germany: Jewish Population in 1933

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