Recreating Berlin’s Medieval Center

3. The History of the Nikolaiviertel

Read through the pamphlet describing the nineteen historic markers in the Nikolaiviertel. Make a list of notable people mentioned in the timeline who lived in the Nikolaiviertel. Notice how many of them are Jewish. Write down their dates and names and describe their job and their influence on Berlin’s life. Who were perhaps some of the most influential people? Among them are, in alphabetical order: Lippold Ben Judel, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Madame du Titre, Friedrich II., Nathan Israel, Eduard Knoblauch, Hans Kohlhase, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Otto Nagel, Ephraim Veitel, Claire Waldorf, White Lady (Weisse Frau), Heinrich Zille.