A collection built from the world’s first museum of Jewish history and culture; honors the community’s role in Vienna's past and present
This museum is divided into two locations, the Jewish Museum Dorotheergasse and Judenplatz. Both offer unique overviews of Viennese Jewish history and today’s vibrant Jewish community. Inaugurated in 2000, the Museum Judenplatz is home to the excavations of a medieval synagogue and an accompanying permanent display on medieval history. Outside the museum stands the Holocaust Memorial by leading contemporary artist Rachel Whiteread, commemorating the 65,000 Austrian Jews killed during the Shoah.
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Excavation of medieval synagogue
Excavation of medieval synagogue
Open Torah ark, from the Cod. Hebr. 31, fol. 48r, c.1460
German Emperor Henry VII handing over a privilege to the Jews, Miniature in the Codex Trevirensis-
Excavation of medieval synagogue
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Open Torah ark, from the Cod. Hebr. 31, fol. 48r
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Excavation of medieval synagogue
