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Ian Stenning -
2 years ago
The good: Light and airy museum with many artifacts/show pieces on Jewish life from religion, day to day life and of course persecution. Most exhibits had both German and English descriptions (great for myself and guests from the UK). I particularly enjoyed the ink stamps available of the Hebrew alphabet to write with. There was also a lady baking a traditional cake for people to try too (we visited Sunday afternoon).
The not so good: As non Jewish I would have liked to have learnt more about the religion itself. From the reception area we immediately found ourselves in the kitchen (not knowing if we were supposed to be in there), and then up a floor into random objects. I couldn't get an immediate feel for any particular timeline or story as to what each room/floor was trying to achieve and took a while to realise that the building itself had some importance to local Jewish life.
Although the visit was at times interesting, I certainly wouldn't bring future guests there as a 'must-see', which is a shame. I feel like it is capable of much more.