Main landmark 1000 years old and in this whole World Heritage site. Christianity has sent great monuments in the city but judaism has also left its mark here in the middle ages was one of the most important jewish settlements in Central Europe along with mines and warms the 3 cities were even called jerusalem on the rhine. Spire warms and minds are considered the cradle of european judaism jewish life has shaped these 3 cities for more than 900 years and i want to know what remains of it so todays show is not just the city trip but also a journey through jewish history. In our email we also jet over the ski slopes in. We take a tour of the port city of haifa in israel. And take a closer look at mine. The old town off. In these 2 streets in you can go and claim that come from gaza a jewish reserve venture area was created 1000 years ago because jews were only allowed to settle here the houses were built particularly narrow and high in order to offer as much space as possible. The speed of museum is also located here in that you wouldnt want the jewish courtyard. In the middle ages buyout was called in hebrew which is how the museum got its name. Was called. Mines. For this reason these 3 cities are called shoot communities. Stands for speak for what my eyes are and for my against. The term is like a law it is familiar to jews all over the world. The importance of becomes clear when you go outside the museum here you can see the remains of the mediaval synagogue it dates back to 110 for. Next to it was the socalled own sure the synagogue for the women. In general women and men set apart in synagogues well in this bench here used to be for the women they were able to follow the service by at least listening. This mix very is particularly noteworthy a ritual bath from the 12th century. The water basin is 10 meters below the surface. But lets take a look into the past the middle ages thats when the 3 cities became pretty famous. Showmance history begins in mines one of the oldest cities in germany the ancient romans lived here and its likely that jews lived among them. Later in the middle ages minds became a center of jewish learning and religious life. In the 10th century merchant and scholar moses clan amisse left his home city of lucca in italy and came to mind as. He helped to usher in a new era here this is german rule is help the jews would help to modernize minds since the jewish merchants were well connected well educated and business savvy. Little one of his family produced many famous rabbis and minds developed into a century of jewish scholarship but above all it was rabbi i guess from ben yehuda who really put mines on the map. He drew students from across europe. During his tenure gash them introduced modern laws forbidding bigamy and making it a sin to open and read other peoples mail. He also decreed that a woman had to agree before her husband could divorce her. After mines vaughns became another same to have 2 is learning on the rhine. That one synagogue this study will and share serve as we minus a famous rabbi rushy as does this modern sculpture in. In a courtyard rushy studied here in the 11th century. In the city of spy a bishop boudicca settled to use near the citys famous cathedral around the year 1048 he said he did it to increase the place a standing a 1000 fold. Along with mines and forms spire became the 3rd important center of jewish culture on the rhine but the jews peaceful existence here was short lived time and again theres a pub grams and during the nazi era the Jewish Community was completely obliterated him. Spite of these atrocities jewish life has returned to spiral vaughns and minds. In acknowledgment of their important jewish past the 3 some cities are now seeking to be listed as a unesco World Heritage site they spend years preparing their application which was the visit in january 2020. I left and im on my way towards the only drive 40 minutes north along the rush. The symbol of the city is like inspire and also minds the huge inferior cathedral. It was built in the 12 century. Forms its not only known for its cathedral and its jewish past but also as the setting for the famous moon legend. In once numerous buildings are innocent of the german heroic saga which deals with hate love power and murder a dragon is also there. And this statue shows the villain haagen from. When you. Have thrown the treasure into the wrong. Well well leave warms for a moment because weve received another viewers video as you know you can send us your impressions of your travels here on this time the video is from braman and he went skiing in the austrian alps so thats our weekly b. Mail. Cut. Cut. Cut cut. Cut cut. Cut. Cut. Cut cut. Cut cut cold. Place. To. Tackle the special spots in. Her. Travel. Back in the mornings at the highly guys arent always symmetry. So the orban is the managing director of the show. Which looks after the preservation and communication of the jewish history of buy up warms and minds men must wear headgear in the cemetery. How old is the cemetery now i cannot tell most a 1000 years old it dates from around 1030 or 1040 the same time as the Jewish Community settled here so its a really old Jewish Cemetery you can also see that from looking at the stones its a sea of stones. To hear or of course particularly eye catching. There not only right at the entrance of the cemetery but also covered with notes and with stones so that you can see this is a living memorial. The reason tells me is that a famous rabbi from is buried here. As i was once the tradition of placing stones on tombstones. If you look around you can see stones lying everywhere on individual graves and tombstones and the important thing is simply that you honor the memory of that person you dont have to know them is comes to this whole area contains about 2500 visible gravestones from many many centuries if we briefly stop here and look at the small green island you will see the 2 oldest gravestones we know of. A 1000 years old there 1000 years old one has an unknown young man and the other on the left is the yacht called probably a town with student we dont know for sure in all the International Visitors here. They are 40 to 80000 visitors a year and very many people visit the cemetery for them this is an important place for stablish in a sense of pleasure cation finding their own Family History consulting scholars it is just an incredible amount happening here for jews. On our way to the synagogue we passed many stumbling blocks. But i have seen stones like this year in many other cities what is this all about. This is the largest essentialist Holocaust Memorial in existence there are tens of thousands of stones all over europe this was inspired by an artist from cologne who in the 1980 s. Ninetys asked how can you actually best memorialize someone and the best thing is actually to stop as you did and ask what is this disturbance in the ground thats Something Different and there are names on it and numbers and places and so. Do you realize that there are stories behind the stunts. They tell of the victims of the nazi regime and are embedded in the ground in front of the former homes during this time the jews from here were harassed deported and murdered as many parts of europe. We also find stumbling blocks in the you wouldnt. The course of History Today is the same as it was in the 12th century and in the center that she sure the warm synagogue. Now the school board is the building may not be launched but it has an incredible history it dates back to the 11th century was burned down several times in the wars the chris sates attacked again and again and the jews informs always said we will rebuild it we belong here and we want to stay here this is testimony to an extraordinary resilience and a desire to be respected. The building was also destroyed during the nazi era and later rebuilt in 1981 services are held here again today. We continue with our meet the local slot where locals show us around their hometowns and this time we were invited to the port city of haifa is located in israel the only country in the world where the majority of the inhabitants are jews. Hi welcome to hi fi my name is through a star and im very happy to show you my hometown one of the most beautiful theaters in israel lets see if. I place very charming because in one hand you have a modern cd right to the border of the Mediterranean Sea big buildings and industry in the other hand is a closing place where you find people will let you in and join in the atmosphere like me. Welcome to the journal and. This place was stylish in 869 by german templars the german templars was a group of religious people they came from sort of germany and you can still find a lot of Historical Places of the german heritage here in haifa. This is one of the german houses there just and diebold spoilage i dont know what it says but i know that it became a post office. They made a call me i think it means the kingdom of the lorries called me. This is the most important religious interest place here in haifa its called the bahai gardens the behind gardens are the center of the behind faith and it was recognised as a Heritage Place for doing this go. Look at this is not the best view. From the behind gardens you can see all the ports of here you can see the ships if you look over there the accuracy in my opinion is the best view of. This is the shrine of the bob and bob was the founder of the behind faith. My next stop in my tour through haifa using what he needs and what he means is its a neighborhood very colorful where jews muslims and christians live together to prove the existence existing in israel lets visit it. And. This is a very typical place and we have here in the book club the book club. And also notes thats right. For our lots thought i would like to thank you for a beautiful week to come up. With this nice refreshment i want you to say goodbye it was a very nice day. And i had north again 40 minutes to mines. There are hardly any remains of the jewish past left but there is a new synagogue architecturally exceptional building. The jewish journalist and the us back volunteers to guide visitors through the synagogue which was inaugurated in 2010 as the board of building has an unusual shape why is that because there this whole thing as a word sculpture and the word is kept in shop. I brought the architects draft with me time to holiness its the name of an important observant jew say 3 times a day and the letters of the can to show are inspired the outer circle went. This unfolded like that this was folded down like that right around the corner. And heres another special thing. The remains of the pillars of the old synagogue which stood here until 938. It was one of 3 inner city synagogues this one here was the liberal main synagogue which had close to 1000 members its an exciting testament to the old switch shows that mines once had a great jewish tradition. Of course. Yes theres ceramic tiles are also quite interesting they change color when exposed to lots of light today its unfortunately dollars out then all of these tiles a light green now in winter theyre more dark green at night they turn black i was very important to the architect as he wanted to use it to express the liveliness of judaism. Now we go into the synagogue. These are the keepers or camps that people always go tom when they go into the synagogue or while praying in everyday life. Why do we where one. It is a mark of humility towards the north. One simply cannot go bareheaded. Gets a mark of reverence towards the lord to. This place of worship its impressive the gold colored walls are decorated all over with hebrew characters they reach up to the top of the tower. Even the benches form a letter its the hebrew l. In front are the torah scrolls with the 5 books of moses. You know when you read the torah with the ritual poynter the yacht which is hebrew for hand and its very important because the ink is vegetable based so in summer if you run by a sweaty finger over the torah scroll that would smudge the writing and its also a sign of respect to god not to point a finger directly at the word instead you. Use the ritual points to travel along that line. And. Of course there is more to discover here in the new synagogue so heres a brief overview of what you should see in mind. Mind says the capital of the state of rhineland an 8 some 220000 people live here. The best place to start your tour is mines cathedral also known as st martins cathedral its over 1000 years old but the area around it is still buzzing with life. 80 percent of the inner city was completely destroyed during world war 2 however many of the town houses built for mines as wealthy merchants were later rebuilt. Mines is one of the german cities that celebrates carnival in a big way. A colorful festival is a tradition that dates back to the 16th century theres even an entire museum devoted to it large paper mush a heads or a picture of mine says carnival during the rose monday parade they want to provide some comic relief. Mines his most famous son is johana scruton bag the inventor of the movable type printing press. It sparked a media revolution in the 15th century. The mind says Gutenberg Museum also owns 2 of the 49. 00 original Gutenberg Bibles still in existence. In the demonstration workshop visitors can witness firsthand how gutenberg sped up the printing process through the use of movable type printing presses. Say lets pull this out. If its turned out wonderfully. To better understand the minds way of life you need to get to know its a wine culture which dates back to roman times. In the old town in the region have revived the minds tradition of the wine tavern. Along with the wine tasting the bit there can also teach you some idioms. Like. Get it also be served good wine. Back in the new synagogue. There are many jewish traces in this room cities are the Tourist Attractions or are the places that are filled with jewish life. Very important for the World Heritage application as well its a very important and decisive factor the jewish life has returned to these places and luckily jewish life is evident inch by our warm sun mines thanks to immigration from the former soviet union. Why do synagogues in germany actually have police protection. This applies to all synagogues in germany just 100000 jews in germany are registered in jewish communities of dangers have increased due to the radicalization in the islamist scene and in Secular Society think about the terror attack in berlin or ones in paris and. Then theres also the right wing extremists could see by the attack and the assassination of a christian politician has who was murdered by a right wing radical political. Martyr toward if you want to extend our has to the peace part of your everyday life. I have had few negative experiences but i know. Community members and School Children whove had some not so nice ones. Of course the desecration of jewish cemeteries is also a reality for the Jewish Community as are the terrible threatening emails that many communities receive but. Its a reality that people are no longer so free to openly practice there today as. Many rabbis and the Central Council are jews in germany advise people not to wear capers in public. Because of the bad experiences many jews have had. Thats the gist of what you hope for the future also for the shoe city. I would hope that jewish life simply becomes a given becomes normal and for the show it is i wish that they had regained the significance they once had for judaism here and around the world as well as the religious and spiritual importance. Of simply that they receive recognition and people see that they can be proud of this piece of German Jewish history book. Thank you yes definitely they are unique 3 wonderful places with a jewish history that goes back hundreds of years and it is still visible today and see you next on. The for. His parish doors in madrid have always been open to everyone. Being together eating together but also just refueling that was. To the rabble and the priests wrote. Down the koran a virus has changed everything. What will become a father and his home in church. Lady gaga night baby maddy. Saying balls enjoy spas. And even heidi if peanuts asked her. To talk her face down been you know gets tested astonished. By selling what they can in their preferences out of. The 90 minutes on d w. You in the book you are no one on t. V. I learned with. Exposing injustice global news that matters w. Me for things. Some people dont care about me. Because they dont see my beauty. 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