Worms at the river RHEIN

Hometown of our EBERSTADT ancestors during the 17th century until the early 20th century

 

 

Ancient view of the Judengasse

(abt 1910)

maybe near the Eastern gate

 

Source: Stadtarchiv Worms

Worms had been heavy destructed in World War 2, and in the following years most of the houses had been modernized or rebuilt completely in an old pattern

roll down to see all of it!


With the "Arrow Left" tab in the menue above you'll return directly to the original position in the Eberstadt Tree
 

     
 

Le's have a little walk early in the morning:

We enter the Judengasse on the East end

Third house on the left side is "Zum Rad"

     
 

"Zum Rad"

Yes, there is a wheel hanging over the entrance, yet 400 years after the house's first mention!

Here the history of the Eberstadt family in Worms began, as "Josef MAINZ zum Rad" father of Löw, was mentioned paying Hauszins there in 1677.
     
 

We are standing near the so-called "Raschi-Tor", an opening in the city wall made in the late 19th century.

Looking into the western part of the Judengasse, we have a view on the two rose coloured houses "Zum Roten Löwen" on the left.

This had been the location of the Eberstadt house in the beginning of the 18th century
     
 

Corner stone of "Zur Pulverflasch" .

At the place of our standpoint, "Zur Pulverflasch" stood, being home of Amschel Elias EBERSTADT and his family in the 18th and early 19th century (ancestor of the Doppelmeyer descendants in the USA).

House is non existant any more - it had to be removed when the Raschi-Gate was erected

Jewish museum Raschi-Haus
     
 
"Raschi-Tor"
     
....

Proceeding to the West and standing before "Zum Roten Löwen", the first house on the right is "Zur Blume", the next "Zum Hasen", the big white house "Zur Büchs"
     
 

Back view with first "Zum Hasen" and then "Zur Blume" and in the background part of the city wall with the so-called "Raschi-Gate"

 
     
 

Early in the morning,
Judengasse has a charming atmosphere

 

 
   
 

The reconstructed Old Synagogue, entrance to the women's synagogue, on the right the one time community center

 
   
 

Entrance to the men's synagogue

 
   
 
   
 

The synagogue, seen from southwest. Men's synagogue in the front, the women's synagogue in the rear

 
     
 

The so-called "Raschi Chapel" with the famous "Raschi Seat". Erected in abt. 1620 by David OPPENHEIM, Raschi never had given his lectures in this room.

In the 20th century it had been the place of the Jewish Museum. All the hundreds of years old precious goods burnt down when on Nov. 9, 1938 the synagogue was completely destroyed.
     
 

Inside the rebuilt synague,

seen from the women's part.
     
 

Inside the rebuilt synague.

Yes, it looks beautiful,
but we must not forget:

not a single detail is original!
     
 

Entering the Mikwe
from the 11th century,
one of the oldest
European Jewish buildings preserved.
     
 

Place where you had to take off clothes before entering the bath

 
     
 

Looking down some 10 m below ground there is the water.
     
 

At last you reached groundwater level.

Imagine:

Temperature
of air abt. 8 degrees,
of water abt. 12 degrees,
and no heating at all!
     
 

Back in the sun and proceeding along the Judengasse to the West, we pass this memorial plate of the destroyed orthodox
Levy Synagogue of Worms

 
     
 

Walking further in Western direction, we pass this house sign.

"Zum Weissen Ross", being the house of the Gernsheim family, and on the turn of the 18th century home of

Amschel Löb EBERSTADT
and his wife
Esther GERNSHEIM.
     
 

We reached the end of Judengasse in the West,
looking back to "Zum Weissen Ross" on the right side.

The tourists are awake and conquer the Judengasse.
     
 

View over the ancient cemetery "Holy Sand".

For nearly 900 years the Jews of Worms were buried here!

 
     
 

Every time has it's tragic events:

When Jews were driven from Worms in 1615, hundreds of headstones were destroyed and some of them were discovered in the 1950's
     
 

What a beautiful site it is
     
 
One of the eldest stones on the site, it may be 800 years old!
     
 

One of the Eberstadt graves

Karoline b' David STRAUSS
(1812 Steinbach - 1893 Worms)

wife of

Nathan Salomon EBERSTADT (1801 Mosbach - 1860 Worms)

 

With the "Arrow Left" tab in the menue above you'll return directly to the original position in the Eberstadt Tree