Memorial at the site of the New Synagogue

Memorial at the site of the New Synagogue “In the German Style”: in 1870, the New Synagogue, designed by the eminent Jewish architect Edwin Oppler, is inaugurated at its location on an open square in Calenberger Neustadt. Its scale and architectural style express a new self-confidence and the belief that as Jews they are now…

Neues Rathaus: the New Town Hall in Hanover

Neues Rathaus: the New Town Hall in Hanover Four scale models of the city vividly illustrate Hanover’s development, from the time it was the small residential seat of the House of Guelph (or Welf) (1689), to an industrial city on the eve of the Second World War (1939); then from the almost completely destroyed city…

Tour 1: Jewish life under National Socialism

Tour 1: Jewish life under National Socialism Mit dem Laden der Karte akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerklärung von OpenStreetMap Foundation.Mehr erfahren Karte laden OpenStreetMaps immer entsperren Duration: 00:48Distance: 3,14 km Jewish life in Hanover The inauguration of their first dedicated synagogue in 1870 marked the moment when the Jews of Hanover felt they had been accepted…

Thematic tours

Themed tours to sites of persecution and resistance in Hannover 1933-1945 All four tours around Hanover’s city centre start and end at the ZeitZentrum Zivilcourage [Centre for Moral Courage] across from the Neues Rathaus [New City Hall]. Each takes approximately an hour of actual walking – plus the time spent at the individual locations. Many…

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Themed tours to sites of persecution and resistance in Hanover 1933-1945: a civil society initiative project This website features interactive maps of the city showing 50 locations where people were persecuted during the National Socialist dictatorship in central Hanover. Sightseeing tours focusing on specific themes bring to life the racist persecution of Jewish and Sinti…