Former German-Israelite Community Building

Former German-Israelite Community Building is a memorial in Hamburg, Hamburg. Former German-Israelite Community Building is situated nearby to the government office Honorarkonsulat von Montenegro, as well as near the university Hans-Bredow-Institut.

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Eheamliges Deutsch-Israelitisches Gemeindehaus”
Inscription: “An 10. Dezember 1916 [...] Einweihung des neuen Gemeindehauses. 1939 nahm die Geheime Staatspolizei das Gebäude widerrechtlich in Besitz. Von hier aus organisaierte das so genannte Judenreferat die Deportation der Hamburger Jüdinnen und Juden. [...]”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Logenhaus and Museum am Rothenbaum.

Logenhaus

Public building

Photo: Pauli-Pirat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Logenhaus is a public building, which is situated 250 metres southwest of Former German-Israelite Community Building.

Museum am Rothenbaum

Museum

Photo: Carol.Christiansen, Public domain.

Museum am Rothenbaum is situated 320 metres north of Former German-Israelite Community Building.

national opera Hamburg

Theater building

Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hamburg State Opera is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since the 2025/26 season, the Intendant of the company is Tobias Kratzer, and the Generalmusikdirektor is Omer Meir Wellber. national opera Hamburg is situated 1 km south of Former German-Israelite Community Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rotherbaum and Harvestehude.

Rotherbaum

Suburb

Photo: Jean11, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rotherbaum is a quarter of Eimsbüttel, a borough of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020, the population was 17,114. In German, "roter Baum" means red tree. The "th", which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in names.

Harvestehude

Suburb

Photo: Poupou l’quourouce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harvestehude is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Eimsbüttel. It is located on the eastern boundaries of the borough near lake Außenalster.