Follow the Function?

2025-12-18 – 2026-11-29

Cabinet presentation

Ostend - View into a Jewish quarter

2026-04-26 – 2026-11-29

Exhibition in the bunker at the Friedberger Anlage

Armin Stern: Painter and Zionist

2026-03-26 – 2027-01-03

Cabinet exhibition

“Jaffa and Fatima. Shalom, Salaam”

2026-10-25 @ 14:00

A story by Fawzia Gilani-Williams: Friends Jaffa and Fatima live on neighboring date farms. When a drought results in a poor harvest, both women go to extraordinary lengths to ensure that their neighbor does not go hungry. A beautiful story about friendship and people of different religions living together. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Therefore, we ask that you reserve a free ticket at…

Jewish Self-Representations in Art

2026-10-25 @ 14:00

Whether it’s a historic monumental portrait, a sculpture, or a media installation: The permanent exhibition at the Rothschild Palace features a variety of artistic approaches to different themes. Beginning with the sculpture “Untitled” on the forecourt, the guided tour explores the thought-provoking aspects of art and allows visitors to experience the diversity of Jewish art. Participation is included in the museum admission. Please register in advance through our online shop.

Sign Language Tour of the Permanent Exhibition at the Jewish Museum

2026-10-28 @ 16:00

During this guided tour, visitors will explore the Jewish Museum’s permanent exhibition with sign language interpretation. Participation is included in the museum admission price. Please register in advance through our online store.

Kolot: Voices on Jewish Life Today

2026-10-29 @ 19:00

The event unfortunately has to be postponed - a new date will be announced. "Kolot" (Hebrew for "voice") is a narrative and artistic video interview project that revolves around the consequences of October 7 and the impact of violence in Jewish family biographies. Social psychologist Marina Chernivsky began the project in 2024 and has continued it ever since. On this evening, she will present selected video interviews and talk to Sara Soussan ,...

Family Tour at the Jewish Museum

2026-10-31 @ 11:00

Discover, marvel, and experience history and stories together. There’s no chance of getting bored on our interactive family tour through the new permanent exhibition at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt! Designed specifically for families with children, these tours combine fun, games, and stories. Participation is free. Please register in advance through our online ticket shop.

Golden Apple – A Forgotten Vaulted Cellar on Börnestraße

2026-10-31 @ 15:00

In 1809, Joseph Moses Rindskopf acquired a plot of land at the northern end of Judengasse. This had previously been devastated by French revolutionary troops during the war against the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt. Rindskopf built a prestigious stone house on the rubble of five burnt-down houses. One of the destroyed houses was called the Goldener Apfel. Its stones were used to build the vaulted cellar, in which today a keystone with the inscription "IMR 1809" commemorates the...

In Memory of the Mass Deportation from Frankfurt

2026-11-04 @ 16:00

From 1941 to 1945, the Secret State Police used the basement of the Großmarkthalle to deport nearly 10,000 people in ten transports to the ghettos and to concentration and extermination camps in the East. Today, a ramp leading down to the basement beneath the European Central Bank, as well as quotes from eyewitnesses embedded in the floor and walls of the memorial site, serve as reminders of these events. The tour begins on the ECB’s restricted-access grounds and…

The Old Jewish Cemetery on Rat-Beil-Straße

2026-11-05 @ 15:00

The Jewish cemetery on Rat-Beil-Straße is one of the most beautiful in the Rhine-Main region. It was opened in 1928 at the southern end of Frankfurt’s Main Cemetery. Today, it contains more than 30,000 graves. The guided tour takes you to the graves of well-known and lesser-known figures, including members of the Rothschild family, Daniel Oppenheim, and the financier Charles Hallgarten. Meeting place: Old Jewish Cemetery, entrance on Rat-Beil-Straße, 60435 Frankfurt am Main. Please register…

Rimonim from Around the World: The Cymbalista Collection of Tora Ornaments

2026-11-05 @ 18:00

For 45 years, Shoah survivor Norbert Cymbalista (born in 1926 in Worms) has been tracking down rimonim (Hebrew for “pomegranates”), which are placed atop a Torah scroll like a crown. “Rimonim from Around the World: The Cymbalista Collection of Torah Finials” offers a unique window into the diversity of Jewish ritual art and combines aesthetic fascination with a transnational perspective on Jewish culture. With the presentation…

Yoga at the Museum

2026-11-05 @ 18:30

Every Thursday, the Jewish Museum’s library hosts a “Body Relaxation” session. In cooperation with Makkabi Frankfurt, participants spend 75 minutes on mats in this bright and inviting space—ideally, you’ll bring your own mat. You can book a trial session or a series of yoga evenings at makkabi-frankfurt.de/abteilung/yoga. No membership is required.

The Act as Image: Photographs from the Łódź Ghetto

2026-11-05 @ 19:00

The 500 color slides from the German ghetto administration in Łódź have been in the Jewish Museum’s possession for more than 35 years. They constitute an extraordinary—and at the same time challenging—part of our photo collection. Taken by an employee of the German ghetto administration, the slides are a unique source for the history of the ghetto. The photos were intended to demonstrate the superiority of the German occupiers, but they also serve as documents of living conditions in the ghetto.…

From the Pfau Mine to the Golden Apple

2026-11-07 @ 15:00

The tour from the Judengasse Museum to the “Golden Apple” follows the former Judengasse, the center of Jewish life in Frankfurt from the 15th through the 18th century. We’ll search for traces of that history throughout the city. The focus is on artifacts from the 1987 excavations, now housed in the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum’s collection: tableware, stove tiles, dice, and a comb—all recovered from cellars and wells—bear witness to the lives of the former residents. In the vaulted cellar of the “Goldener Apfel,” built in 1809 by Joseph Moses Rindskopf, we’ll see…

Boycotted: Jewish Artists and Scholars Caught Between Marginalization and Resistance

2026-11-08 @ 11:00

A symposium organized by the Institute for New Social Sculpture featuring lectures by Prof. Norbert Frei, Prof. Emile Schrijver, and Prof. Julia Bernstein; a conversation between Dr. Rachel Salamander and Prof. Eva Illouz; workshops; and an artistic presentation by Ido Feder & The Boycottables. “Escalate all BDS campaigns immediately!” the BDS network posted on October 7, 2023. Three years later, a “silent” boycott has long since joined the explicit boycott, with dramatic consequences for Israeli…

Lighting Design and City Palace – The Architecture of the Jewish Museum

2026-11-08 @ 14:00

The Jewish Museum blends the old and the new, combining a historic 19th-century townhouse with a modern building through which light streams. For this, it was awarded the most prestigious architecture prize, the “Große Nike,” by the Association of German Architects (BDA) in 2022. How does the perception of the exterior differ from that of the interior? And what design elements and materials characterize the interior architecture? Participation is…

Under Pressure: Cultural Institutions Caught Between Boycotts and the Culture War

2026-11-08 @ 19:00

While calls for boycotts and “culture war” strategies may stem from opposing political camps, they have much in common: They restrict creative freedom and politically interfere with the programming and public image of cultural institutions in order to reshape them according to their own agenda. What can cultural institutions do to counter this? What conditions do they need to continue offering safe spaces for diverse and thought-provoking reflection? These and other questions…

Democratic Education, Jewish Values, and a Humanistic Ethos: On the Anniversary of the Passing of Micha Brumlik, may his memory be a blessing.

2026-11-10 @ 19:00

Micha Brumlik (1947–2025) was not merely someone who enjoyed engaging in intense debates with others. As a philosopher, educational scholar, and journalist, he was particularly committed to Jewish political history and democratic values. He left behind an intellectual legacy whose significance is far from being fully appreciated. Today, as democracy continues to erode, his voice is sorely missed. This evening, two of his students, who study literature…

Dealing with anti-Semitism

2026-11-12 @ 17:00

In light of current events, the Jewish Museum has added a guided tour on Jewish counter-strategies and reactions to Jew-hatred to its tour program. Although the European Enlightenment ended the power of the Church, it did not end Christian anti-Judaism. This was perpetuated in new anti-Jewish ideas, which towards the end of the 19th century described themselves as anti-Semitism and are currently very popular - both in the form of Israel-related hostility towards Jews and...

In the Footsteps of Jewish Artists and Patrons

2026-11-15 @ 14:00

Frankfurt’s Baroque city fortifications were demolished in the early 19th century. In their place, an English-style landscape park was created—the “Anlagenring” surrounding the city center. Today, this green space also serves as a sculpture park. A walking tour from the Jewish Museum to the Alte Oper highlights the works by Jewish artists such as Benno Elkan, Yael Bartana, and Sol LeWitt located in this section of the Anlagenring, as well as the Fairy Tale Fountain, donated by the chemical manufacturer Leo Gans…

We Are Now: Jewish Frankfurt from the Enlightenment to the Present (Copy 6)

2026-11-15 @ 14:00

Frankfurt's Jewish history from 1800 to the present day is diverse and dynamic. It opens windows onto the achievements of emancipation and the dawn of modernity. At the same time, it shows how closely the Enlightenment and modernization are linked to hostility towards Jews, right up to the Shoah. Get to know the Jewish Museum and its permanent exhibition on three floors of the Rothschild Palace during the highlight tour. Participation in public guided tours with fixed dates is included in the...

"I Was Eva Diamant"

2026-11-15 @ 15:00

At the age of 12, Eva Szepesi was liberated from Auschwitz in 1945. In *I Was Eva Diamant*, the 94-year-old recounts her childhood in Budapest, the discrimination she faced as a Jew, the loss of her family, and her survival in the concentration camp. The striking illustrations by Stephanie Lunkewitz make this difficult topic more accessible, especially to young people. The event, designed for families with children ages 12 and up and adults, combines a reading and a discussion with Eva Szepesi and…

Queer-Feminist Leadership

2026-11-15 @ 15:00

Michal Schwartze and Irina Ginsburg explore Jewish-queer perspectives. What were—and are—the conceptions of gender and sexuality within the Jewish community? What social constructs and counter-narratives do the objects reveal? What limits do we encounter in our shared search for alternative ways of engaging with these issues? Participation is included with museum admission. Please register at: juedischesmuseum.de/tickets

The Festival Hall in November 1938

2026-11-16 @ 18:00

During the November pogroms of 1938, the Secret State Police, the SA, and the SS deported more than 3,000 Jews from Frankfurt to the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps. Most of the men were forcibly taken to the Festhalle before the transports, where they were subjected to humiliation and severe abuse. The guided tour provides information about these acts of violence at the historic site; in addition, the documentary “Julius Meyer – November 1938” by director Heiko Arendt will be shown. Mon, 16th…