* The Jewish Museum is scheduled to re-open in April, 2020
The Judengasse Museum is one of the most interesting museums in Frankfurt. Located between the Konstablerwache and the Main River, it is an easy 5 minute walk from the Römer, straight down Braubach Strasse. Inside this museum, you will find the cellar foundations from a few of the houses that once made up the Jewish Ghetto from the 1500's on. Frankfurt moved the Jewish Community into this walled Ghetto in 1462, and kept them there until around 1810. This museum covers that time period and all text is in English, which is another reason why I recommend coming here. Two of the houses have a mikvah, you can walk into the cellars and through-out the museum, see a wide variety of pictures that depict life in the Frankfurt Jewish Ghetto during the Middle Ages as well as later time periods. By the 1700's, there were well over 3000 people living in this small, cramped Ghetto.
Next to the Judengasse Museum is the Jewish Holocaust Memorial Wall and the large Jewish Cemetery that dates back to 1272. You can go into the cemetery by asking for the key at the entrance to the museum. They will ask you to leave some sort of ID. Men need to wear a hat. On Saturdays, the cemetery is closed.
The Jewish Museum is located in the former villa of the Rothschilds, on the Frankfurt city side of the river, just a few blocks from the Römer. Covering several floors, this museum will cover the history of the Jewish community in Frankfurt from 1800 til present. A considerable amount of space is devoted to the Holocaust and the terrors that befell the Jewish citizens of Frankfurt.
If you would like a tour that covers the history of the Jewish Community in Frankfurt during your visit or layover, we will be happy to arrange one for you.
http://www.jewishmuseum.de/
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