f.l. Annerose Nora and Reni, Grimmstrasse, Düsseldorf
Dusseldorf Memorial and Remembrance Center
The Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Düsseldorf für die Opfer nationalsozialistischer Gewaltherrschaft is a cultural institute of the state capital Düsseldorf. It is a museum, research center and archive. The house was opened in 1987 and has since been dedicated to the memory of the Düsseldorf victims and persecutees of the Nazi regime. The virtual 3D tour leads through the permanent exhibition "Düsseldorf Children and Young People under National Socialism," which reopened in May 2015 .
What can you expect?
The National Socialist era occupies a prominent position in the core curricula for the subject of history. A visit to the memorial with its high-quality exhibition program offers far-reaching potential for deepening the teaching of the subject areas history, but also political education, German and art. This weighty position within the educational landscape of NRW has prompted us to give the Memorial more virtual visibility!
From the considerable collection of material, two biographies of Düsseldorf children were extracted that are thematized in the exhibition. These are unique in their eventfulness and at the same time offer very fundamental and essential insights into contemporary history. With the "Memory Boxes", students are additionally given the opportunity to focus on an area of interest and to delve deeply into the questions within the path. The expanded offering introduces students to experiential spaces and options for action. Also integrated into the additional educational program is the direct testimony of experienced language: audio interviews of contemporary witnesses.
Nora
NORA: Of brave girls and strong women
Nora Schüler: Her life
"Where to?" Ways out of Germany
Many persecuted Düsseldorfers left their home. While in 1933 around 5,000 members of the synagogue community were still registered, the number of Jewish residents in 1939 was only 1,813. Among them were also those who were considered Jews only in the sense of National Socialist racial policy, but who had never been members of the community.
Family album - Childhood in Düsseldorf
Nora Schüler (born 1921) lived with her siblings Richard (born 1912), Annerose (born 1919) and Irene (born 1923) in Düsseldorf at Grimmstrasse 43, corner of Grafenberger Allee.
Ship - trip to exile
After the death of the father, the family had to move into a smaller apartment at Kasernenstraße 17-19.
When Nora and her sisters were expelled from public schools after the Nazis came to power, their mother decided to emigrate the entire family.
In 1934 they fled to Baghdad.
Ship - journey to exile (copy)
After the death of the father, the family had to move into a smaller apartment at Kasernenstraße 17-19.
When Nora and her sisters were expelled from public schools after the Nazis came to power, their mother decided to emigrate the entire family.
In 1934 they fled to Baghdad.
Telephone - The call into the unknown
After the death of the father, the family had to move into a smaller apartment at Kasernenstraße 17-19. What happened next?
When Nora and her sisters were expelled from public schools after the Nazis came to power, their mother decided to emigrate the entire family.
In 1934 they fled to Baghdad.
Tom
TOM: Of cohesion and resistance
Tom Katz: His life
Forced into retirement as a "non-Aryan" At the end of December 1933, Tom's father, Dr. Moritz Katz, is dismissed from the teaching profession.
At the age of eight, Tom Katz left his hometown of Düsseldorf together with his parents.
The family emigrated to the Netherlands, to The Hague, in March 1938. Tom's maternal grandmother lived there - and in this city the Katz family found a new home. For the time being ...
Carnival - Childhood in Düsseldorf
Tom Katz was born in Düsseldorf on December 15, 1929. He was the only child of Regine and Dr. Moritz Katz.
Ship - journey into exile (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy)
After the death of the father, the family had to move into a smaller apartment at Kasernenstraße 17-19.
When Nora and her sisters were expelled from public schools after the Nazis came to power, their mother decided to emigrate the entire family.
In 1934 they fled to Baghdad.
Ship - Journey into exile (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy)
After the death of the father, the family had to move into a smaller apartment at Kasernenstraße 17-19.
When Nora and her sisters were expelled from public schools after the Nazis came to power, their mother decided to emigrate the entire family.
In 1934 they fled to Baghdad.