Guided tour (in German) of the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Frankfurt, organized by the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt.
The tree-shaded cemetery, established in 1828, is located next to the Frankfurt main cemetery. There are more than 30,000 tombs from the 19th and 20th centuries. On some of the graves you will find famous names from Frankfurt’s city history, such as Oppenheim, Sonnemann, Rothschild and Pappenheim.
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The Duomo & The Great Synagogue: An Evening of Italian Culture
An evening of Jewish and Florentine architecture, culture, music, and food.
• Informal talks about the history and architecture of two of Florence, Italy’s grandest and most iconic structures — the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (the Duomo) and the Great Synagogue — by Ross King, author of the national bestseller Brunelleschi’s Dome, and noted scholar Professor Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley.
• Q&A session moderated by Gail Price, former Executive Director of The American Institute of Architects Santa Clara Valley Chapter.
•The San Jose Chamber players with Cantor Sharon Bernstein presenting both Jewish and Italian songs.
• Italian appetizers and ice cream.
The walking tour, organized by “Frankfurt on Foot”, includes a visit to the Medieval Cemetery which dates back to 1270 and the location of the historic Jewish ghetto.
Reservations mandatory — maximum 8 people.
The tour is in English.
Led by City archaeologist Dr. Kai Thomas Platz, the tour will take in the medieval synagogue site at the Old Market, a former 19th-century prayer house at the Old University, the site of the synagogue on Junkernstrasse that was destroyed on Kristallnacht in 1938, and the modern synagogue, where Kirsten Spielmann from the Jewish community will show the group the prayer room.
The tour is part of the framework program for the special exhibition “Dispargum – royal seat, imperial palace, Hanseatic city” in the Museum of Culture and City History.
The number of participants is limited to 25 people, so please register in advance, by phone at (0203) 283 2640 or by e-mail to ksm-service@stadt-duisburg.de. The full name and address must be given when registering, as the Jewish community needs this data in advance. During the tour, personal details will be compared with identity cards, so it is also mandatory to bring this with you.
The walking tour, organized by “Frankfurt on Foot”, includes a visit to the Medieval Cemetery which dates back to 1270 and the location of the historic Jewish ghetto.
Reservations mandatory — maximum 8 people.
The tour is in English.
The walking tour, organized by “Frankfurt on Foot”, includes a visit to the Medieval Cemetery which dates back to 1270 and the location of the historic Jewish ghetto.
Reservations mandatory — maximum 8 people.
The tour is in English.
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