There Were Many Schindlers

There were many “Schindlers” during the war. Otto Weidt was one such. I came across his workshop and museum in its original location in the Hackescher Markt area of Berlin.
• I had no idea that Jews were forbidden to have pets.
• The young woman in the photo survived the war even though she was sent to Auschwitz. Weidt got special permission ( letter granting permission in exhibit) to go to Auschwitz to see if she was alive. He hid people in various places in the city, with friends, and also at the brush-making factory, which produced brooms, clothes brushes, and shoe brushes for the government.
• The old photo of the alley leading to the workshop and the present-day alley, which is part of a set of businesses that operate as a cooperative.