05.11.1923: Pogrom im Scheunenviertel. Antisemitismus in der Weimarer Republik und die Berliner Ausschreitungen

In the streets north of Berlin's Alexanderplatz, in the so-called Scheunenviertel, a pogrom against the Jewish population took place in November 1923. Especially in Grenadierstrasse, the mob was able to rage, injure and loot undisturbed. Violent German anti-Semitism has a long history. Already in "democratic" Prussia there were the first internment camps and a Berlin police chief who spoke of a "plague of Eastern Jews" and acted accordingly.

Karsten Krampitz examines how, in the crisis year of 1923, verbal violence gradually turned into physical violence. In doing so, he asks why the anti-Jewish riots of the Weimar democracy are all but forgotten today. The Jews of Grenadierstrasse had moved on to America or Palestine or had been deported to Auschwitz and murdered. They took their memories of the pogrom in November 1923 with them, but in this book some of them have their say. The victim protocols made at that time are now published for the first time.

The band FOLKADU and the magic of Jewish music: Their combination of vocals, oud, accordion and trumpet creates a sound that combines the traditional with the contemporary and shows the most diverse facets of Jewish music. With a repertoire that includes both well-known and forgotten compositions and poems in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino, FOLKADU builds a musical bridge between the Orient and Occident, fostering a cultural understanding that is both timeless and highly relevant. Yael Gat - vocals, trumpet, Doron Furman - oud, Simon Japha - accordion