Der Holocaust, aber auch die Vertreibungen und Pogrome, denen Juden in den Jahrhunderten zuvor in Deutschland zum Opfer fielen, haben Lücken - Leerstellen - in der Gesellschaft hinterlassen, die noch immer spürbar sind.
Halberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town centre that was severely damaged in World War II and rebuilt in the following decades. Halberstadt is situated between the Harz in the south and the Huy hills in the north on the Holtemme and Goldbach rivers, both left tributaries of the Bode. The municipal area comprises the villages of Aspenstedt, Athenstedt, Langenstein, Sargstedt, and Ströbeck, all incorporated in The town centre retains many important historic buildings and much of its ancient townscape.
Halberstadt is the site of the first documented large, permanent pipe organ installation in Among its treasures are the oldest surviving tapestries in Europe, dating from the 12th century. The town is also a stop on the scenic German Timber-Frame Road. Halberstadt station is an important railway hub on the Magdeburg—Thale and Halle—Vienenburg lines, mainly served by Transdev Sachsen-Anhalt.
The Halberstadt tramway network currently operates two lines. In the Carolingian emperor Louis the Pious made the Christian mission in the German stem duchy of Saxony the episcopal see of the Diocese of Halberstadt. The town became the administrative centre of the Saxon Harzgau and an important trading location.
The Halberstadt bishops had the Church of Our Lady erected from about onwards. In his fierce conflict with Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, the forces of the Saxon duke Henry the Lion devastated the town in Upon Henry's downfall, the Halberstadt diocese was elevated to a prince-bishopric about Its Cathedral was rebuilt from and consecrated in Halberstadt, Quedlinburg and Aschersleben joined a league of towns Halberstädter Dreistädtebund in ; from , the city was also a member of the Hanse.
