Heim Neu-Isenburg, Jewish girls' home in Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Heim Neu-Isenburg is a four-house compound in Neu-Isenburg that served as a home for Jewish girls and unmarried mothers, with living quarters, classrooms and workshops on one site. The houses stand together on the grounds now used by schools and the Hessian State Center for Political Education.
The residence was founded in 1907 by Bertha Pappenheim and provided shelter for over 100 Jewish girls and women from Eastern Europe. It was violently attacked in November 1938 and eventually closed in 1942.
The residence served as a place where Jewish girls and single mothers lived together while learning practical skills for independence. It represented a space of hope and preparation for building their own futures.
The former home now houses the Hessian State Center for Political Education, and a kindergarten and parent-child groups still use the grounds. The site is spread over four houses on the Zeppelinstraße area, so allow time to move between buildings. A memorial at Zeppelinstraße 10, set up by the town in 1996, commemorates Bertha Pappenheim.
The November 1938 pogrom did not destroy the home outright: it was set on fire, yet the site continued under official pressure until 1942, when the last residents were deported together with Neu-Isenburg's remaining Jewish citizens. The city bought the property in the 1950s and later housed schools there.
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