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Jews in Stuttgart
The first Jews in Stuttgart were mentioned as early as 1343. Today’s Brennerstraße was still called Judengasse back then! In the 14th century, there was a great persecution of the Jews and the Jewish community came to a rapid end. Around 1450, a mikvah, i.e. a ritual bath, was mentioned in documents at Judengasse 12, as was a synagogue. But this did not last, Count Eberhard im Bart reported Württemberg as “free of Jews” to the German Emperor around 1500! Many people in Stuttgart do not know that Jews in our city were also pioneers of modern Stuttgart, founded workers’ settlements and played a key role in developing industry. Cultural life was inconceivable without the Jewish community. Where did they live, where can their traces be found? Perhaps you walk or drive past them every day without knowing it? The many stumbling blocks that no one stumbles across …
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Memorials & memorials in Stuttgart
Stuttgart is extraordinarily rich in memorials, memorials and sculptures. Here are a few examples, often unknown to Stuttgart residents, but all the more surprising for visitors from abroad.
How often have I heard the phrase in Stuttgart, “we meet at the Stoiner”! This refers to the memorial to the victims of National Socialism by Elmar Daucher on Stauffenbergplatz … when friends, acquaintances and other people meet at the Hamburg fish market(!) Do you know the term “Monte Scherbelino”? Would you like to get to know the mountain of rubble?
It would take us about 40 minutes to walk up from the parking lot on Rotenwaldstraße. The view of Stuttgart is unforgettable! And Henri Dunant lived not far from there. He was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and co-founder of the YMCA. We just have to roll down the hill to see the monument.
