Old synagogue Erfurt
The Old Synagogue, with its oldest components dating from the 11th century, is the oldest synagogue in Central Europe preserved up to the roof. An extraordinary museum was created here in 2009 and a place where medieval material evidence of Erfurt's Jewish community is accessible to the public. The exhibition of the Old Synagogue illustrates the history of the first Jewish community of Erfurt. Gravestones from the destroyed medieval cemetery can be seen in the courtyard. The building history of the synagogue is the topic on the first floor. The cellar houses the treasure found near the synagogue, buried by a Jew during the pogrom of 1349. The Erfurt Hebrew manuscripts are thematized on the upper floor.
Certified in the period
August 2022 - July 2025