World War 1 – 1914-1918
The outbreak of World War I in 1914 was seen by many German Jews as a chance to prove that they were equally patriotic and willing to fight for their country as non-Jewish Germans. Images in this ‘collection’ show:
- Eva Sommer working for the war effort
- Heinz Federmann died in battle
- Julius Sondheimer and the hope for an end of antisemitism