25T49 Berlin Weißensee: Margot Friedländer

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E48, B43.

The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin Weißensee is one of the largest in Europe. Opened in 1880, the cemetery remains active as the resting grounds for over 100-thousand people in an area covering about 40-hectares (99 acres).

But I’m here also to look for Margot Friedländer. Both survivors of the Holocaust, she and her husband emigrated to the United States in 1946. In 2010, she returned to her birth city of Berlin, where she spoke about her experiences to children at schools and at talks for the general public. She became a respected teacher and educator.

Cemetery entrance: Holocaust memorial in the foreground, mourning hall in the background.
The final spot for Anni Margot Friedländer.
She passed away on the day I arrived in Europe and Germany. Finding the location of her grave and learning the date of her passing struck me hard.
Grave of honour from the city-state of Berlin. The little pin at lower left: “nie wieder” (never again).
“Just a moment: the boss is on their way to greet you personally.”

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 25 June 2025. This post composed within Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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