Berliner Innenstadt in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)

Lilli Henoch Sportplatz

Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2026

1. Lilli Henoch Sportplatz Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lilli Henoch, am 26. Oktober 1899 in Königsberg geboren, lebte seit 1918 in Berlin. Zwischen 1922 und 1928 vierfache Weltrekordlerin und zehnfache Deutsche Meisterin in Kugelstoßen, Diskuswurf, Weitsprung und 4 x 100 Meter Staffellauf. Erfolgreiche Handball- und Hockeyspielerin. Als Jüdin schloss man sie 1933 aus dem Berliner Sportclub (BSC) aus. Sie arbeitete bis 1941 als Sportlehrerin an jüdischen Schulen. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Mutter wurde sie am 5. September 1942 nach Riga deportiert und ermordet.

Lilli Henoch, born on October 26th, 1899 in Königsberg, had been living in Berlin since 1918. Between 1922 and 1928 four times world record holder and ten times German champion in shotput, discus-throw, broad jump and 4 x 100-metre relay. Successful handball- and hockeyplayer. As a Jew, she was expelled from the Berlin Sportsclub (BSC). She continued to work as a sports teacher at Jewish schools until 1941. With her mother, she was deported to Riga on September 5th, 1942 and murdered.

Erected 2004 by Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in collaboration with Martin-Heinz Ehlert, Design:

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Helga Lieser.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, World II • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 1942.

Location. 52° 30.209′ N, 13° 22.92′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. It is in Berliner Innenstadt. It is at the intersection of Schöneberger Straße and Askanischer Pl., on the left when traveling south on Schöneberger Straße. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Schöneberger Str 34, Berlin 10963, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire,

the former West Germany,

and at the Berlin Wall.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gedenken an die Deportationen nach Theresienstadt / Commemoration of the Deportations to Theresienst (within shouting distance of this marker); Der Anhalter Bahnhof / Anhalter Railway Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Das Europahaus

Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2026

2. Lilli Henoch Sportplatz Marker

(about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Die Geschichte des Ministeriums / History of the Ministry (about 240 meters away); Europahaus-Komplex / Europahaus Complex (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Das „Hausgefängnis“ der Gestapo-Zentrale / The “House Prison” at Gestapo Headquarters (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); NS-Luftschutzbauten / Nazi Air Raid Protection Structures (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Verpflegungsbaracke der SS / SS Mess Hut (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.

Also see . . . Lilli Henoch. Wikipedia

The Nazi German government deported Henoch, her 66-year-old mother, and her brother to the Riga Ghetto in Nazi Germany-occupied Latvia on 5 September 1942, during World War II. She and her mother were taken from the ghetto and shot by an Einsatzgruppen mobile killing unit in September 1942, along with a large number of other Jews taken from the ghetto. They were all buried in a mass grave near Riga, Latvia. Her brother Max Henoch was deported to Auschwitz on 19 April 1943. He was then sent to Langentstein Zwieberge on 9 February 1945. He starved to death there
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and died on April 1945.

(Submitted on September 14, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional keywords. Holocaust

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.