Henriettenstift (Dresden)

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The Henriettenstift was a building on Eliasstraße (today Güntzstraße) in Dresden and was destroyed in 1945.

founding

In 1852 the social Henriettenstift was founded in Dresden. It was named after Henriette Schie (1801–1893), wife of the founder and banker Wilhelm Schie (1805–1861). He bought a house at Eliasstrasse 24 and turned it into an asylum house for poor Jewish families. The charitable foundation began its work on May 18, 1852. The initial capital was 25,000 marks and was raised by the founder. Through inheritance after the death of his wife in 1893, the capital increased by 186,000 marks. This paid for the maintenance and usage costs. In addition, each resident had to pay 30 marks a month. During that time the monastery developed into a retirement home, mainly elderly single Jewish women lived in the monastery. The people of Dresden affectionately called it the Old Ladies' Foundation . In the years 1903 and 1904 numerous alterations and additions took place. 16 modern apartments were built according to plans by the architect Paul Markus. These consisted of a chamber, kitchen, living room, hallway and bathroom. The monastery was financially secure through further donations. Another donation from the Sabine Durst Foundation, founded by Sachie Durst in November 1928 on the occasion of his 60th birthday, was supported by the Henriettenstift. Three thousand marks were handed over in the form of eight percent gold mortgage Pfandbriefe.

1933 to 1945

On July 4, 1939, the independent monastery was dissolved by a decree of the Reich Ministry on the Reich Association of Jews. At the beginning of 1940, the National Socialists declared the facility to be a so-called Jewish house . More Dresden Jews were now also assigned to the building, so over 50 people lived in the building. On July 14, 1942, all 51 residents were deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp ; only two women survived this deportation .

In the meantime, the building has been occupied again with new Jewish people. In 1942, on September 28th, the NSDAP took over the house as the new owner. The official entry in the land register was made on March 6, 1943. The young people and the Hitler Youth were trained in this in the National Socialist spirit . As a result of the devastating bombing raids in February 1945 , the building received multiple bomb hits and was destroyed.

After 1945

Memorial plaque on the Güntzpalast student dormitory

After the rubble had been cleared in early 1950, the city planned to replace it with a student residence for the Dresden University of Technology , which was completed in 1955 and is called Güntzpalast .

In 1966, a memorial plaque was placed at the main entrance to commemorate the former Henriettenstift. The Dresden sculptor Werner Hempel made this plaque on behalf of the Jewish community.

literature

  • Anke Kalkbrenner: The Henriettenstift / between the asylum home and the Alten-Damenstift; the story of a Jewish old people's home . Publisher: Technical University, Faculty of Education, Institute for Social Pedagogy; 1999; ISBN 386005239X ; ISBN 9783860052396 .
  • Hartmut Ellrich: 1933–1945 Dresden historical travel guide . ISBN 9783861534983 ; ISBN 3861534983 : p. 32.
  • Essay: The Israelite Asylum House "Henriettenstift" . In Dresdner Journal , 1852, No. 19, pp. 75–76.
  • Mathias Bäumel: plaque commemorating the Henriettenstift should be preserved. In: Dresdner Universitätsjournal , Volume 13, Issue 4 of February 26, 2002, p. 4 ( online as PDF ).

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Güntzstrasse 24 (Eliasstrasse 24). In: AltesDresden.de. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 2.9 "  N , 13 ° 45 ′ 28.1"  E