
Young people explore the Jewish Cemetery Altona
There is a Jewish cemetery on Königstraße in Altona that is over 400 years old: graves of Jews of Portuguese and German descent who were driven into exile bear witness to Hamburg’s rich Jewish history.
There is a Jewish cemetery on Königstraße in Altona that is over 400 years old: graves of Jews of Portuguese and German descent who were driven into exile bear witness to Hamburg’s rich Jewish history. To this day, Jews from all over the world visit the remaining graves of Jewish scholars. School classes (from Year 5) are invited to explore the cemetery, its biographies and grave art with the support of the Geschichtomat educational project. The results of their research will be published.
Organised by: Institute for the History of German Jews / Geschichtomat project, Hamburg
In co-operation with: Hamburg Foundation for the Preservation of Monuments
Language: German
Admission free
Registration requested at geschichtomat.de, geschichtomat@igdj-hh.de, Tel: 040 42 83 88 045
Further dates: Wed, 19 February, 9:00 am and
Thu, 20 February, 9:00 am
Jüdischer Friedhof Altona
Königstraße
22767 Hamburg
Anmeldung erbeten unter geschichtomat.de, geschichtomat@igdj-hh.de, Tel: 040 42 83 88 045