Jewish life in Berlin was extremely difficult. Jews at the time were greatly oppressed and blamed for everything that went wrong during times of downturns. People destroyed or stole their property. They were beaten up and killed. Often these kinds of things happened around Easter because the Germans had their facts mixed up and they thought that the Jews killed Jesus, when in fact it was the Romans. The Jewish community greatly declined since the 18 century. In the 19 century their were 230,000 Jews. By the time of Hitler their were only 160,000 Jews, and today their are only 45,000 Jews. The states in Europe expelled Jews, so today they mainly live in Poland, Ukraine, The United States etc. In 1737 the King of Prussia ordered all Jews to live in a certain town in East Berlin. They had a gate around their community to keep them separated. Unfortunately the Jewish community was historically forgotten. There has been an effort in the recent years to restore the Jewish community.
Today the Germans do many things to remember the Jews. There are many memorials around the city of Berlin, to remember and to be remorseful of the tragic event. So many Jews were killed during the time. They remember them by having museums to teach others about their history, such as the New synagogue and the Jewish museum. They also have stumbling stones, which are little memorials on the cobblestone to remember those who died and where they lived.
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