Text of the podcast of the Henriette Breymann Comprehensive School:
You are standing here on the "Neuer Weg". In front of you stands a large building that is one of the most important buildings in Jewish history in Wolfenbüttel, Germany and Europe: the former Samson School.
The Samson School opened its doors in 1863 and initially served as a Jewish boarding school. Over time, however, it developed into a reform school and also accepted non-Jewish pupils. Parents from all over Europe, parts of America and even Africa send their children to Samson School. The school also produced many well-known and important personalities:
Leopold Zunz
My name is Leopold Zunz, and I was a pupil at this school. There, they not only taught us the subject matter of the time, but also prepared us for our future lives. They taught us values such as respect and community. Later, I became the founder of the science of Judaism and left my mark on the 19th century.
["One aim of the school is to breathe fresh life into the boys, who until then had been "depressed, physically and mentally neglected, to wean them off bad habits in speaking and acting and to instil cleanliness and morals" (Zunz, Ehrenberg)."]
Emil Berliner
My name is Emil Berliner, and I was also a pupil at the Samson School in Wolfenbüttel. I invented the gramophone and thus shaped the music world with my invention.
The Samson School closed in 1928. In its day, it was an important reform school, as it was not only open to the Jewish population. The pupils were also prepared for their later lives beyond the educational material of the time.
http://samson-schule.de/Samsonschueler
https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/event/leopold-zunz-und-die-kreise-seiner-wirksamkeit/
You are standing here on the "Neuer Weg". In front of you stands a large building that is one of the most important buildings in Jewish history in Wolfenbüttel, Germany and Europe: the former Samson School.
The Samson School opened its doors in 1863 and initially served as a Jewish boarding school. Over time, however, it developed into a reform school and also accepted non-Jewish pupils. Parents from all over Europe, parts of America and even Africa send their children to Samson School. The school also produced many well-known and important personalities:
Leopold Zunz
My name is Leopold Zunz, and I was a pupil at this school. There, they not only taught us the subject matter of the time, but also prepared us for our future lives. They taught us values such as respect and community. Later, I became the founder of the science of Judaism and left my mark on the 19th century.
["One aim of the school is to breathe fresh life into the boys, who until then had been "depressed, physically and mentally neglected, to wean them off bad habits in speaking and acting and to instil cleanliness and morals" (Zunz, Ehrenberg)."]
Emil Berliner
My name is Emil Berliner, and I was also a pupil at the Samson School in Wolfenbüttel. I invented the gramophone and thus shaped the music world with my invention.
The Samson School closed in 1928. In its day, it was an important reform school, as it was not only open to the Jewish population. The pupils were also prepared for their later lives beyond the educational material of the time.
http://samson-schule.de/Samsonschueler
https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/event/leopold-zunz-und-die-kreise-seiner-wirksamkeit/
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Openings
The building can currently only be viewed from the outside. A memorial site is planned for the future once construction is complete (probably at the end of 2025).
Eligibility
for Class
for familys
for individual guests
Pet allowed
for Children of the age of 10 upwards
Payment Options
free of charge
Contact person
Stadt Wolfenbüttel - Abteilung Tourismus
Company
Löwenstraße 1 (Eingang Schulwall)
38300 Wolfenbüttel
Author
Lessingstadt Wolfenbüttel
Stadtmarkt 3-6
38300 Wolfenbüttel
Organization
Lessingstadt Wolfenbüttel
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