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© Samuel D. Gruber, Photographer: Gruber, Samuel D., 2023

Name of Monument

No official name

Who is Commemorated?

Jewish Old Age Home and residents deported to Theresienstadt / Terezin.

Description

A plaque with a stainless steel frame is affixed to left of the entrance.

Inscriptions

BERLINER GEDENKTAFEL
In diesem Gebäude befand sich seit 1883 die
ZWEITE JÜDISCHE
VERSORGUNGSANSTALT
Gegründet von dem Philanthropen Mortiz Manheimer
Wurde das Altersheim im Beisein der Kaiserin Augusta eröffnet
Mittellose Juden konnten hier ihren Lebensabend verbringen
Sofern sie mindestens 15 Jahre in Berlin gelebt hatten
Die letzten Bewohner und das Personal des Alterscheims
Wurden 1943 in das Ghetto Theresienstadt deportiert

Translation: Berlin Memorial Plaque / In this building existed from 1883, the / SECOND JEWISH PENSION INSTITUTION / Founded by philanthropist Moritz Manheimer, the retirement home was opened in the presence of Empress Augusta. Destitute Jews could spend their old age here if they had lived in Berlin for at least 15 years. The last residents and the staff of the retirement home were deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1943.

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Name/Title
Alms house (Altersheim Schönhauser Allee) in Berlin | Unknown
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2015
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Germany | Berlin (Bundesland) | Berlin
| Schönhauser Allee 22 Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
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Samuel D. Gruber |
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Computer Reconstruction
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Negative/Photo. No.
A644008