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    [Jüdische Oberschule (Jewish Middle School) classroom of the Jüdische Gemeinde (Jewish Community), Grosse Hamburgerstrasse, Berlin]

    Object Name
    027
    Dateca. 1936
    Label Text

    Although Jewish children were not officially prohibited from attending non-Jewish schools until 1938, institutionalized antisemitism and aggression made it impossible for most Jewish students to attend "Aryan" schools by the mid-1930s. As a result, enrollment at exclusively Jewish schools like the Jüdische Oberschule grew exponentially. The experience of German Jewish students paralleled that of Jewish teachers and university faculty, who were prohibited from practicing their professions as part of the Aryanization of the German education system. The highly regarded Jüdische Oberschule was later used as a site for the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.

    Inscribed
    "416" written on verso
    Medium
    Gelatin silver print
    Dimensions
    Image: 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (12.1 x 18.4 cm) Paper: 5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.3 cm)
    Location
    place taken Berlin, Germany
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn, 2013
    Accession Number1992.869
    Copyright
    © Mara Vishniac Kohn