Information stele next to Lichtburg sculpture remembers German-Jewish film pioneer Karl Wolffsohn tenant of the Lichtburg cinema,Behmstrasse,Berlin
Information stele next to Lichtburg sculpture remembers German-Jewish film pioneer Karl Wolffsohn first tenant of the Lichtburg cinema. Wolffsohn was co-founder of the Atlantic Garden City Complex, Behmstrsasse, Berlin The Jewish architect Rudolf Fränkel built the Atlantic Garden City in the 1920s to offer workers affordable apartments. Karl Wolffsohn was a co-founder and from 1937 owner of the garden city Atlantic between Heidebrinker Straße, Bellermannstraße and Behmstraße. Wolffsohn, a pioneer of film journalism, established the modern “Lichtburg” 2000-seat cinema set up in the middle of the neighborhoob. Striking light columns on the façade attracted viewers. In the Nazi-era, Jewish Karl Wolffsohn had to flee and his property was expropriated. In 1949 he returned to Berlin and fought for the return of his garden city. He did not live to see this. He died in 1957, and in 1962 his son, Max, re-acquired the garden city but the Lichtburg was demolished in 1970.
Size: 3718px × 5577px
Location: Behmstrasse, Gesundbrunnen,Berlin,Germany
Photo credit: © Eden Breitz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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