During the Weimar Republic, Hohenschönhausen was predominantly left-wing, though the NSDAP also achieved its first electoral successes in Hohenschönhausen as early as the Weimar period. The district retained a village-like character until the 1970s; the prefabricated blocks of flats that are now characteristic of the area began to be built in the early 1970s. Alongside detached houses, the townscape was characterised by numerous allotment gardens, particularly at the site of the Sportforum, which was built in the 1950s. Despite its location on the outskirts of Berlin, there was resistance to National Socialism in Hohenschönhausen too, including from women. For instance, the resistance fighter Margarete Rossignol lived with her husband on Strausberger Straße. On several occasions, her flat served as a secret meeting place. There were also several hiding places for Jews in Hohenschönhausen or nearby. These included, for example, Hans Rosenthal’s hiding place in the Dreieinigkeit allotment garden colony. Gerda and Erna Segal were also hidden in the same colony. Meeting point by appointment: mitmachen@licht-blicke.org or 030 505 665 18.