Living on 3 square meters

© Jannis Langer

September 3, 1941: Within a matter of hours, more than 1,200 Jewish residents of Hannover were forced to leave their homes and move into a so-called “Judenhaus.” Experience what life was like in a space of just 3 square meters.

1941: 1,200 Jewish residents of Hannover were forced to give up their possessions within a matter of hours and move into a so-called “Judenhaus.” The only household items they were allowed to keep were a bed, a chair, a dresser, some linens, a few items of clothing, and dishes. The dilapidated condition of the half-timbered house and the overcrowding made living conditions there unbearable.

"Bugs, rats. Toilets impossible from a hygienic point of view. In a room of only 15 square meters, 4 people and a child. Among the staff a severely paralyzed man."