Germany / The Rhineland and Bavaria / Speyer

Medieval mikveh and SchPIRA Museum

Practical info

Type of location: Mikvah

Medieval mikveh and SchPIRA Museum

Kleine Pfaffengasse 20/22, 67346 Speyer

+49 6232 77288 (mikveh)

 +49 6232 291971 (museum)

Museum SchPIRA | Stadt Speyer

Historical description

Speyer

The history of the Jews in Speyer reaches back over 1,000 years. In the Middle Ages, the city of Speyer (formerly Spira), Germany, was home to one of the most significant Jewish communities in the Holy Roman Empire. Its significance is attested to by the frequency ... Read more