Jewish Orphanage Berlin-Pankow

Jewish Orphanage Berlin-Pankow
Jüdisches Waisenhaus
Photograph of a four-story building with a tile roof
The Jewish Berlin-Pankow Orphanage
Map of Berlin with dot indicating location of Jewish Berlin-Pankow Orphanage
Map of Berlin with dot indicating location of Jewish Berlin-Pankow Orphanage
Location of the Jewish Orphanage in Berlin
Alternative namesEnglish: Jewish Orphanage in Berlin
German: Jüdisches Waisenhaus Berlin
General information
StatusIn use
Town or cityPankow, Berlin
CountryGermany
Coordinates52°34′07″N 13°24′44″E / 52.56861°N 13.41222°E / 52.56861; 13.41222
Design and construction
Architect(s)Alexander Beer

Jewish Orphanage Berlin-Pankow (German: Jüdisches Waisenhaus) is a former Jewish orphanage and a listed building in Berlin-Pankow. It was built in 1882 to house refugee children. It was later destroyed by fire and a new building was erected on the same site in 1913. The orphanage was closed down in 1940 and the building fell into disrepair after Germany's reunification in 1990. It was acquired and restored by a charitable foundation in 1999 and now houses a school and a district library.[1]

  1. ^ "Listed buildings in Berlin" (in German). Stadtentwicklung. Retrieved June 8, 2012.