PHIL MAXWELL

The Jewish Museum Berlin is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe. Opened to the public in 2001 it exhibits the social, political and cultural history of the Jews in Germany from the fourth century to the present, explicitly presenting and integrating, for the first time in postwar Germany, the repercussions of the Holocaust. The amazing building was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind a year before the fall of the Berlin wall. The design was based on three insights:  “it is impossible to understand the history of Berlin without understanding the enormous contributions made by its Jewish citizens; the meaning of the Holocaust must be integrated into the consciousness and memory of the city of Berlin; and, finally, for its future, the City of Berlin and the country of Germany must acknowledge the erasure of Jewish life in its history.”

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

Jewish Museum, Berlin 2002

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