Jewish courtyard and ritual bath . SchUM UNESCO World Heritage
The Bima – Hebrew for lectern – is no more. The thriving Jewish community of mediaeval Speyer is also well and truly a thing of the past. But what remains is one of the oldest and most spectacular testimonials of Jewish life in Germany: the ruins of the synagogue with its unusually large annexed synagogue for women and meticulously maintained Mikvah, Jewish baths dug deep into the earth, which served as a place for men and women to undertake ritual cleansing for special, strictly defined occasions.
*This free service is provided by the city of Speyer. You only pay the connection charge from your mobile phone to the German land line. The length of the audio contributions is two to three minutes. There will be no additional charge.
