Jewish Congregation Adass Yisroel, Berlin (Public Corporation)
On February 27, 1943, the so-called "Fabrik-Aktion" of the Nazis took place, during which thousands of Jews were arrested at their workplaces of forced labor and then deported to Auschwitz. In Berlin thousands of men were held in the internment camp at Rosenstrasse 2-4, the former welfare office of the Jewish Community in Berlin. When …
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Ta’anit Esther: Thursday, 25. February 2021 / 13 Adar 5781 Purim: Friday, 26. February 2021 / 14 Adar 5781 For most holidays we are used to celebrating an extra day when outside of Israel. Purim, however, is the only holiday which varies from city to city (within Israel). Depending on if the city was surrounded …
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We remember and ask We remember! We remember that on January 27, 1944, soldiers of the Red Army reached the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp and liberated it. They encountered Dante's inferno on earth. We honour the 6 million murdered Jewish children, women and men. On today's International Day of Remembrance we commemorate the victims of the …
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Hanukkah, the festival of lights, the eight-day annual Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BC. This year Hanukkah 5781 falls during the pandemic. Just like on the Seder evening of the Passover feast one asks: "How does this night differ from the other nights", this time we could …
The first major war crime trials in Nuremberg began on November 20, 1945. 24 leading personalities of the German state were held accountable for the war and mass murder. Erich Kästner, present as reporter in Nuremberg courtroom 600, says: “The chairman of the court opens the session. The American chief prosecutor is followed by the French. He …
In sadness and dejection we remember the confident, courageous and brave, turned into disappointed, betrayed and ostracized Jewish soldiers and officers who fought for Germany in World War I and lost their lives. Around 100,000 Jewish soldiers and officers fought in the German army in World War I, 78,000 of them from the front. 12,000 …
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Gadol beIsrael, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks passed away this morning, Shabbat Vayerá. Rabbi Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth from 1991 until 2013 and continued as an inspiring and highly esteemed figure throughout his life. His influence and brilliance was extraordinary and will be sorely missed, not only by the British community …
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For Rosh HaShana 5781 we are wishing all our members and friends of our congregation in Berlin, Israel and worldwide Shana TováKtiva VeChatima TovaAll the best wishes and good health, peace, good fortune and success Rabbi Gedaliahu Shreiber, shelit"aChairman of the Jewish Congregation Adass Jisroel BerlinChairman of the Jewish Congregation Yeshurun, Jerusalem