Online Exhibitions

“We have come for free trade...” A different post-war history: The Iranian-Jewish community in Hamburg

The exhibition entitled “We have come for free trade...” A different post-war history: The Iranian-Jewish community in Hamburg uses the example of various family histories of this group to illuminate a different Jewish post-war history, with migration and economic history intertwined and with Hamburg serving as a local and at the same time global point of reference for several decades.

Nothing. Just Leave! Escape from Germany and New Beginnings in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and São Paulo

The exhibition “Nothing. Just Leave!” Escape from Germany and New Beginnings in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and São Paulo focuses on three cities that have so far received little attention as destinations for German-Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany.

Using these three urban areas as examples, the difficult history of the decision to emigrate is traced through to the aftermath of this (family) biographical caesura in today's South America.

Jewish Life since 1945 – Relaunch

The relaunch of our first online exhibition “Jewish Life since 1945” portrays the pluralization of Jewish lifeworlds in the 20th and 21st centuries, with a focus on remigration and migration movements.

Women’s Lives – Work and Impact of Jewish Women in Hamburg

Our seventh online exhibition looks at Jewish women as actors in their respective fields of activity: in the family and at a medical congress, at school and in court, or at the theater and a shipping company. Using ego documents, this exhibit highlights exemplary women’s biographies and their historical significance.

On Board the Ship: “as on another Earth”

The sixth online exhibition focuses on ships and the experiences of three individuals from Hamburg with this maritime space.

Children’s Worlds – New Perspectives on the History of Jewish School Life in Hamburg

Our fifth online exhibit, which has been realized in cooperation with the Israelitische Töchterschule Memorial and Educational Center, aims to illuminate the children’s worlds of the former Jewish schools in Hamburg.

(Hi)stories in Images – Jewish Private Photography in the 20th Century

In our fourth online exhibit presented as part of our edition of key documents, we highlight Jewish Private Photography in the 20th Century.

“A (Life) History between Four Walls” – Max and Frida Salzberg

Our third online exhibit organized as part of the edition of key documents is dedicated to the couple Max and Frida Salzberg

Jewish Migration: Location Hamburg

Our second online exhibit organized as part of the edition of key documents is dedicated to the topic of “migration.”

Jewish Life since 1945

In this first online exhibit presented as part of our edition of key documents, we highlight Jewish history after the Holocaust and National Socialism.