Small Synagogue Meeting Place
The Jewish community consecrated the small synagogue in 1840. However, it was only used as a place of worship for 44 years, until 1884, as the community grew considerably in the 19th century. They built the Great Synagogue on today's Juri-Gagarin-Ring and sold the Small Synagogue to a merchant. The house served him as a warehouse and production building. In 1918, the city built apartments. In the 1980s, interest in the Jewish heritage grew, so the city had the building history of the synagogue researched and the building renovated. Researchers found the mikvah, the Torah shrine and the women's gallery. As a result, the prayer hall is now in almost its original state. Today, the Little Synagogue serves as a multicultural meeting place that is particularly committed to German-Jewish understanding. It also houses an exhibition on Jewish life in Erfurt in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Guide dogs and assistance dogs for the blind are allowed in the building.
Distance to Public Transport
200 Meters ( Streetcar )
Parking Facilities near by
Bechtheimer Straße 1
99084 Erfurt
info@stadtwerke-erfurt.de
+49 361 5640
Anger 1
99084 Erfurt
servicecenter@q-park.de
+49 2181 8190290
General Information
Zero Other Service No Pets Allowed is Accessible for Free Public Access
Museum services
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Digital offers
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Sanitation
Toilets Disabled Toilets
Photography
TakingPicturesPermitted
Architecture
Historicism
Opening hours
02.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
Offers
Admission prices (Entry Offer)
Admission to the Small Synagogue is free of charge.
You may also find the following of interest:
Old Synagogue (UNESCO World Heritage)
The Old Synagogue is one of the very few preserved medieval synagogues in Europe and among the most impressive architectural monuments in Erfurt and Thuringia.
Medieval Mikveh
The Old Synagogue features a medieval mikveh, a type of Jewish ritual bath.
On the trail of jewish history
During the Middle Ages, Jewish merchants played a significant role in Erfurt’s commercial life, but were expelled from the 14th century onwards.
Erfurt Protestant Augustinian Monastery
The church and monastery was built around 1300. Martin Luther, the famous Augustinian monk, was admitted to the monastery on 17 July 1505.
