Raus. Raus? Raus! Flucht und Migration über den Bahnhof Ruhleben

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Between 1891 and 1914, more than a million mostly Jewish migrants from Eastern Europe had to pass through the emigrant railway station between Berlin and Spandau. Before they were allowed to emigrate to the USA and other countries via the North Sea ports, their papers, finances and state of health were checked here.

The barracks on the station grounds became a symbol of the treatment of migrants and the fear of disease and the influx of strangers. When the exhibition about the emigrant control station was planned, the references to today's migration were already obvious. But the dynamics with which both the measures against contagious diseases and the orderly distribution of refugee flows gained topicality in 19th century Berlin could not have been foreseen.

The dynamics with which both the measures against infectious diseases and the orderly distribution of refugee flows became topical in nineteenth-century Berlin could not have been foreseen. Thus the exhibition explores questions that are just as pressing today as they were over a hundred years ago. For this reason, too, after the presentation of the history(s) of the Ruhleben emigrant railway station, there is the opportunity to express own thoughts and wishes about current events.

The guided tour is free when combined with admission to the exhibition.

Between 1891 and 1914, more than a million mostly Jewish migrants from Eastern Europe had to pass through the emigrant railway station between Berlin and Spandau. Before they were allowed to emigrate to the USA and other countries via the North Sea ports, their papers, finances and state of health were checked here.

The barracks on the station grounds became a symbol of the treatment of migrants and the fear of disease and the influx of strangers. When the exhibition about the emigrant control station was planned, the references to today's migration were already obvious. But the dynamics with which both the measures against contagious diseases and the orderly distribution of refugee flows gained topicality in 19th century Berlin could not have been foreseen.

The dynamics with which both the measures against infectious diseases and the orderly distribution of refugee flows became topical in nineteenth-century Berlin could not have been foreseen. Thus the exhibition explores questions that are just as pressing today as they were over a hundred years ago. For this reason, too, after the presentation of the history(s) of the Ruhleben emigrant railway station, there is the opportunity to express own thoughts and wishes about current events.

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