Jewish Life in Stuttgart
The history of Stuttgart’s Jews goes back a long way. The Jewish community emerged in the 14th century and grew steadily over time. As early as 1348, there was a Jewish alley and a Jewish school in Brennergasse as well as a mikveh (Jewish bath).
In the Middle Ages, however, Jews were repeatedly victims of pogroms and exclusion, especially during plague epidemics. With the founding of the University of Tübingen in 1477 by Eberhard the Bearded, all Jews were expelled from Württemberg.