MISHPOCHA

2026-04-17 – 2026-09-27

The Art of Collaboration

Follow the Function?

2025-12-18 – 2026-11-29

Kabinettpräsentation

Ostend - A Glimpse into a Jewish Neighborhood

2026-04-26 – 2026-11-29

Ausstellung im Hochbunker an der Friedberger Anlage

Armin Stern: Painter and Zionist

2026-03-26 – 2027-01-03

Kabinettausstellung

We are now: Jewish Frankfurt from the Enlightenment to the Present

2026-09-11 @ 16:00

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...

Queer-Feminist Leadership

2026-09-13 @ 11:00

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

Baking Workshop: A Sweet New Year

2026-09-13 @ 14:00

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, symbolizes joy, community, and good wishes for the new year. In this family workshop, children and adults bake a traditional honey cake together and learn about the significance of apples, honey, pomegranates, and round challahs. Through play, they’ll discover the festival’s customs and enjoy the aroma of fresh baked goods. Recipe cards to take home invite participants to recreate these sweet traditions at home. The event costs…

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

2026-09-13 @ 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…

Germany 2033

2026-09-14 @ 18:00

Germany 2033: A Scenario. In light of current events, we have invited journalist and expert on the AfD, Justus Bender, to present his new book, “Germany 2033,” at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt in conversation with former ZDF editor-in-chief Dr. Peter Frey, even before its official release. This non-fiction book offers a forecast for all of Germany that ties in with the election campaign and results in Saxony-Anhalt: 100 years after the NSDAP seized power, the book argues, in…

Slata Roschal: “It’s the grace that sets the gentleman at the table apart from the cleaning lady.”

2026-09-17 @ 19:00

It’s the air of ease that sets the gentleman at the table apart from the cleaning lady. Lea Stein travels to the Hotel Schillerhof Resort & Spa for a job interview—her last chance at a fresh start. The young mother is hoping to land a job with literary agent Erwin Groß. While Lea navigates the world of the wealthy—uncertain, observant, calculating—migrant women clean the rooms and keep up the luxurious facade. Despite his success, Erwin Groß sleeps poorly and is searching for…

In Memory of the Mass Deportation from Frankfurt

2026-09-18 @ 18:00

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…

Echoes of Collaboration: Finale with Shiran & Bakal

2026-09-24 @ 20:00

“Echoes of Collaboration” serves as the musical finale to the exhibition “MISHPOCHA. The Art of Collaboration,” which runs through Sunday, September 27. On September 24, the Israeli artist duo Shiran & Bakal will perform on the Open Stage in the forecourt, blending electronic music with Middle Eastern sounds in their live performance. The series comes to a close in an atmosphere that fosters encounters and shared experiences—as the final echo of a program that is entirely…

"Sammy Spider's First Sukkot"

2026-09-27 @ 14:00

A story by Sylvia A. Rouss Sammy the spider swings from an apple under the roof of the sukkah, the traditional booth that the Shapiro family has set up for the Sukkot festival. She spends the whole day watching the family members decorate the sukkah and learns a lot about the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles in the process. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Therefore, we ask that you reserve a free ticket at juedischesmuseum.de/tickets; any remaining tickets may be available at the museum ticket office…

Masel and Broche - everyday life in the Judengasse

2026-09-27 @ 14:00

When the city of Frankfurt plans to erect a new building for the municipal utilities in 1987, the foundations of houses in the former Judengasse come to light. After public controversy, part of the archaeological finds were used to set up the Judengasse Museum. This now takes up the controversies in the entrance area and goes into the history of the place, namely the old Jewish cemetery, the Börneplatz synagogue destroyed in 1938 and the memorial for the deported and deported...

The Old Jewish Cemetery on Rat-Beil-Straße

2026-10-01 @ 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…

“Invisible Places” in Frankfurt’s Station District

2026-10-01 @ 16:30

During the city tour, visible symbols of remembrance are complemented by invisible, personal memories of the history of Jewish people after 1945. The app of the same name guides participants on a journey through Frankfurt in search of traces of the past. “Invisible Places” shows where the memories of Jewish people intersect with the stories of the Greek, Spanish, Turkish, and Italian communities, where their daily lives unfolded, and how the city became, after 1945, a…