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Stephen Shapiro

Mar 26, 2022 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X

#heidelberg dept. store, known as Kraus until 2018.
Originally Rothschild dept store, but "aryanized" in 1935.
No marker indicates its history as stolen Jewish property.

#heidelberg dept store Haupstraße 30. This was run by Hermann Tietz, a Berlin Jew. The property was aryanized in 1933, and the new owner called it Hertie as an abbreviation of the disposed Jewish family. Now a Kaufhof.

No marker indicates its history as stolen Jewish property.

#heidelberg's "University Apotheke" Hauptstraße 114. Seized byFerdinand Pfrang, who advertised himself as an "aryan pharmacist."

No marker indicates its history as stolen Jewish property.

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Stephen Shapiro

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In memory of #kristalnacht, a short thread on #heidelberg's nazi-era history, tourist charm, and the righteous need for academic boycotts.

Remember folks, "every document of culture is a document of barbarism."
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Stephen Shapiro

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Stephen Shapiro

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Stephen Shapiro

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