Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt (Berlin, Germany) Reviews
Newest Review: ... Jews. Between 1941 and 1943 Weidt's factory employed about 30 deaf or visually impaired Jewish people as well as 8 other ... more
... 'illegal Jews'.
Weidt also secretly engaged the services of other collaborators to obtain forged documents and he also sold some of the brushes made in the factory on the black market in order to obtain the extra food he needed for the Horn family who were hiding in the secret room at the far end of the factory. Alas, somebody betrayed the Horn family and they were found and deported to Auschwitz in 1943. Otto managed to bribe officials to secure the release of several Jews from a holding camp where they were awaiting de...more
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Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt (Berlin, Germany): Otto Weidt - Hero of the Holocaust (876 words)by - written on 06/02/12, updated on 06/02/12 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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The 'Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt' tells the story of the man who saved many Jews from certain death by employing them in his brush and broom factory in the Hackescher Markt district of Berlin during World War 2. The museum is kept by the German Resistance Memorial Centre Foundation and there is no charge for admission though I would urge visitors to make a donation. The museum is actually housed in the building in which Weidt kept his factory and also hid a Jewish family. A visit need not take a great deal of time but is highly recommended. Otto Weidt was born in 1882. He considered himself a pacifist and due to a visual impairment he was not called up ... Read the complete review
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