Extended until September 21, 2025
Yiddish was spoken in Bavaria for around eight centuries. “Boazn”, “Kaff” or “schmusen” – many words still remind us today of the close coexistence of Jewish and non-Jewish people in Swabia. The exhibition invites visitors to discover the traces of an almost forgotten language.
Yiddish was spoken, written and printed: from medieval Yiddish heroic stories to modern pop culture, from Yiddish as a language of prayer to Yiddish kitsch – the exhibition presents it as a living language between cult and culture.
The interactive exhibition for everyone from 0 to 120 years of age invites you to engage in many ways! With examples from Augsburg, Swabia and all over the world – with stations for listening, reading, seeing, touching and trying out – it is aimed at anyone who is curious about an old, new language.
Exhibition in English, German and German simple language
The location is partially barrier-free. For further information before your visit, please send an e-mail to kh@jmaugsburg.de or by telephone to +49 (0)821-444 287 17.
Program of events accompanying the exhibition
Polish Jews on the Move from the Soviet Union
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Gennady Estraikh (NYU)
Sun, June 22 | 6.30 pm
Location: Former Kriegshaber Synagogue
Traveling the Yiddishland
Cine-Concert with D. Zisl Slepovitch
Sun, June 29 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Former Kriegshaber Synagogue
Oma & Bella
Film screening with delicacies from Eastern European-Jewish cuisine
Thursday, July 17 | 7 p.m.
Location: Former Kriegshaber Synagogue
Further events in the accompanying program will follow
Public guided tours (in German)
Sun, 29.6 | 3 pm
Sun, 20.7. | 3 pm
Sun, 24.8. | 3 pm
Sun, 14.9. | 1 pm
Groups & school classes
Book guided tours and workshops at kh@jmaugsburg.de or 0821 44 42 87 17
Please register for the events and public tours at least two days in advance at empfang@jmaugsburg.de or 0821-51 36 11.