Judengasse / Börnestraße / An der Staufenmauer - what can and should remembrance of Jewish history look like in urban spaces?

Panel discussion on March 22nd, 2024

13 June 2024

Frankfurt's Judengasse was once a widely recognised centre of Jewish life in Europe and was particularly known for its scholarship. Most of the material traces of this history were forcibly removed from the urban space - only a vaulted cellar under the house at Staufenmauer 11 and the foundations of five houses in the Judengasse have been preserved. What can and should public remembrance of Frankfurt's special Jewish history look like in the urban space? What ideas and plans already exist for the historical area next to the medieval Staufenmauer? What are utopias for the future?

These and other questions were discussed by:

  • Prof Dr Mirjam Wenzel (Director of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt)
  • Prof Dr Marcus Gwechenberger (Head of Urban Planning)
  • Peter Cachola Schmal (Director of the German Architecture Museum)
  • Meitar Tewel (Architect)
  • Prof Alfred Jacoby (Architect)

The discussion was captured in photos and filmed.

  1. Photos
  2. Video

Photos

(all photos: Stefanie Kösling)

(1) Prof Mirjam Wenzel, Director of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt, moderated the evening
(2) Prof Dr Marcus Gwechenberger, Head of Planning and Housing of the City of Frankfurt am Main
(3) Peter Cachola Schmal, Director of the German Architecture Museum
(4) Meitar Tewel, architect
(5) Prof Alfred Jacoby, architect, was kind enough to spontaneously stand in as translator for Meitar Tewel

Video

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