Fürth (Middle Franconia)
The Jewish Museum Franconia in Fürth
The Jewish Museum Franconia in Fürth is accommodated in a former Jewish apartment building, whose core dates back to the 17th century. Up to the late 19th century, it was owned by different Jewish families. The magnificent features of the house, with its historical sukkahand ritual bath, bear superb witness to everyday Jewish life at this time.
Franconia is considered a cradle of Jewry in Southern Germany and Fürth as a former Jerusalem of this region. The museum’s permanent exhibition covers the rich history of Jews in Franconia from the Middle Ages to today, with Judaica and many personal items as well as film and audio contributions.
The museum supplements its permanent exhibition with special exhibitions, events and guided programs on various aspects of Jewish life today and yesterday.
The museum café offers Jewish holiday deserts and the famous Fürth lemon tart, which was shared in cookbooks of local Jewish families.The museum also houses Rachel Salamander’s bookshop and a museum shop featuring judaica, postcards and souvenirs. Group tours of the Fürth Jewish Cemetery, in use from 1607 to 1936, are offered.
The Jewish of Museum Franconia
in Fürth
Königstraße 89
postal address:
Postfach 2055
D-90710 Fürth
Tel. +49 (0)911 950 988-0 (Office)
Tel. +49 (0)11 950 988-88 (Museum desk)
info@juedisches-museum.org
www.juedisches-museum.org
www.facebook.com/JMFranken
Opening hours:
Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Mon closed (open on Whitsuntide Monday and Sunday and Easter Sunday and Monday)
on Yom Kippur and on: Dec 24., 25., 31.12. as well as Jan. 1
Tour booking:
Tel. +49 (0)911 950 988-16
(Mon to Thurs 9.30am – 1pm)
fuehrungen@juedisches-museum.org
every first Sunday a month at 2pm:
open tour without booking requirements