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Erfurt is an exceptional site, preserving many aspects of local medieval social history: architecture in situ, manuscripts, inscriptions and various material objects, which together form a well-rounded picture of medieval Jewish life. We were privileged to be guided by Dr. Karin Sczech, of the Thüringische Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie in Weimar, and Ms. Sarah Laubenstein, commissioner for the UNESCO World Heritage in Erfurt.
In Friedberg we had the chance to encounter a city that was founded in the high Middle Ages in the early thirteenth century. Built to the south of a pre-existing “Burg” (with Roman roots) the city still maintains its medieval layout and general dimensions. We studied historical maps to understand how the city expansion progressed both in terms of walls and institutions, noting how the Jewish quarter was nestled between the Franciscan cloister (1249), the Augustinian cloister (1260) and the city’s church (likewise 1260).
