Jewish Quarter, Jewish Museum, Jewish Cemetry

Logo Jewish Quarter, Jewish Museum, Jewish Cemetry
Logo Jewish Quarter, Jewish Museum, Jewish Cemetry

Jewish Quarter

Remains of the Jewish Quarter can be seen even today. For example, several houses are still adorned with tankards that remind of the Levite tribe. The Sabbath chain, first installed in 1875 ensured that the pathway and thus the quarter could be closed on the holy day of rest. It is still in place albeit not in use today.

Integral components of the Jewish Quarter are two cemeteries. The older one was in use between 1679 and 1875. The new cemetery has been in use since 1875.

Jewish Cemetery

The old Jewish Cemetery had been installed in the 17th century near the Jewish Quarter.

Due to place restrictions, the new cemetery was set up near the old one.

During the Nazi-occupation it was partly destroyed and tombstones had been used to erect tank barriers all around the city.

After 1945 both cemeteries were renovated and the tombstones were put back into place.

Jewish Museum

In 1972 the Austrian Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt was established as Austria’s very first Jewish museum after 1945. It is located in the town’s former Jewish district, near Palace Esterházy, in Palais Samson Wertheimer.

In the course of your tour, you can visit not only the museum exhibitions, but also the synagogue belonging to the Palais Wertheimer, as well as both Jewish cemeteries, on a roundabout walk through the ancient Judengasse.

The small synagogue to the former Hungarian state rabbi Samson Wertheimer (1658-1724) is the gem of the building and the museum. It numbers among the very few synagogues in the German speaking area which was not destroyed in the so-called Reichskristallnacht in November 1938 or during the period following.

Opening hours
Mai 2nd - October 26th: Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (last entrance: 4:15 pm)

Kontaktinformasjon

Mer informasjon:
www.ojm.at

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