Most of the primary school aged Jewish children attended the Governmental Jewish Primary School in Würzburg, which was run by Aaron Mandelbaum, who taught there from 1886 up to the Nazi period. The school also took in Jewish children from nearby communities. In 1931 the Jewish school from the nearby town of Höchberg, which held six classes, was transferred to Würzburg. In 1932 the "Association for Jewish Schooling" was founded in Würzburg – its goal was to improve the curriculum and renovate the school. Almost half of the Jewish boys, and a quarter of Jewish girls, who attended high schools in Würzburg also took part in religious lessons given by the Jewish community, and many participated in the extracurricular classes on Judaism and the Hebrew language instituted and run by Rabbi Dr. Sigmund (Shimon) Hanover.
Courtesy of Shimon Berlinger's family; Shimon Berlinger was one of the graduates of the Jewish Teachers Seminary in Würzburg.
Würzburg, c. 1928. They were both pupils at the Jewish primary school in Würzburg
Courtesy of Shimon Berlinger's family; Shimon Berlinger was one of the graduates of the Jewish Teachers Seminary in Würzburg.
In 1942 their parents Rosa and Nathan were sent to Theresienstadt where they perished.
Courtesy of Judith Han, Ilana Brima (Miriam's daughters) and Ursula Prochnik (Karola's daughter)
In 1938 Esther and her family immigrated to Eretz Israel.
Courtesy of Esther Cohen née Sichel
