Baum Gruppe

Baum Gruppe 

The Baum Gruppe was an underground anti-Nazi movement, founded in Berlin by Herbet and Marianne Baum. It was composed of Jews who joined the Communist Party during the Hitler regime. Between 1937 and 1942, the Baum Gruppe distributed Zionist and communist brochures and organized a number of cultural events, and in 1942, set fire to an anti-Bolshevik art exhibit. In 1942/1943, most of the members were caught and executed, including the Baums. The Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Association of Jews in Germany) was dissolved, its members deported under the pretext of retaliation for Baum resistance. The street leading to the Berlin Jewish Cemetery has been renamed Herbert Baum Strasse.