Ehemalige Synagoge

About the museum

The synagogue in Georgensgmünd was built in 1734 and consecrated on March 4/5, 1735, by the margrave's state rabbi. It was the center of a Jewish community that existed in the village from 1564 to 1938. Inside, a wall painting on the south side was uncovered; in style and execution it is attributed to the itinerant Polish painter Elieser Sussmann.

Two ritual baths belong to the complex: an older cellar mikveh from the construction period and a later, heated mikveh on the ground floor. In the upper area, accessible through the attached teacher's house, Genizah finds are displayed – the storage place for writings and ritual objects that had become unusable. These include old religious books, prayer straps and small prayer shawls.

In front of the building, a memorial stone by the sculptor Reinhart Fuchs commemorates the Jewish victims of National Socialism in the district of Roth. A Torah curtain from 1861, which probably reached Munich in 1938 together with other ritual objects, returned to Georgensgmünd from Luxembourg after more than 80 years. Today a virtual 3D view of the main hall and a free audio guide complement the tour; the municipality looks after the house and offers guided tours.

Highlights

• Baroque rural synagogue from 1734/35 with uncovered wall painting
• Two ritual baths (mikvehs) from different periods
• Displayed Genizah finds such as prayer straps and religious books
• Virtual 3D view of the main hall and audio guide by smartphone
• Memorial stone for the Jewish victims of the district of Roth

Permanent exhibition

• Synagoge und Genisa-Funde – The synagogue hall with the uncovered wall painting, the ritual baths and objects from the Genizah gives an insight into the life of the Jewish rural community.

Operated by

Gemeinde Georgensgmünd

Admission & discounts

€3 per person.

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Getting there & parking

By car via the A 9 (exit Allersberg or Hilpoltstein) towards Roth, then on the B 2 to the Georgensgmünd exit. Address: Am Anger 9.

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