JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. NÜREMBERG/GERMANY

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Thrusday, Tishrei 18, 5777. October 20, 2016. 

Shalom! World.

Nuremberg lies in the sandy plain of the central Franconian basin and is sometimes referred to as the "secret capital" of Bavaria and is in fact with almost 500,000 inhabitants the second largest city in that state. The river Pegnitz divides the old town into its Sebald and Lorenz districts, named after the town's two main churches. Above both rises the medieval castle, the city's "crown." Perhaps or just because the soil around is unfavorable to agricultural pursuits, Nuremberg has developed rather from the hard work and business sense its citizens have prossessed, characteristics which were present even in the middle Ages Germany's most important centers.
 
HANS SACHS
In the "jewel case of the German Empire," famous artists as Albrecht Dürer and Hans Sachs, Veit Stob and Peter Vischer, Martin Behaim and Peter Henlein flourished. The name Nuremberg itself calls to mind Lebkuchen (gingerbread) and fried sausages, toys, The Meistersingers, the Nuremberg Funnel, its Christmas Market, Gothic art treasures, its mighty city walls and far distant Imperial Diets, but also perhaps its most recent history with the Nazi Party Rallies, the Nuremberg Laws and the trial of top Nazi criminals. The attraction of the city lies in its contrasts between that which has been preserved and the living spirit of the town.

ZEUGHAUS - THE FORMER ARSENAL OF THE IMPERIAL CITY (1588)
A Tour Round Old Nuremberg

For a medieval city, Nuremberg is an enormously extensive town (1.77 km²) and all the many places of interest which are distributed throughout the old part of the city are too numerous to be covered in one day and so must, unfortunately, remain undiscovered. For this reason, our "little tour," which has the day-tourist in mind, is limited to the "musts".

Strictly speaking, only those who are able to spend several days in this Franconian metropolis can gain a comprehensive impression of the cultural heritage either created here or brought here. Your tour can therefore be referred to as an "extended tour", and includes above all a visit to the castle interior, a number of museums.

At the Henkersteg (Hangman's Way)

Looking from the Maxbrücke (Max Bridge), the 48 m long building, together with the Water Tower and Henkersteg (Hangman's Way), present an imposing overall ensemble. The buildings just mentioned are part of the penultimate fortification of the city built in the 13°/14° century at a time when it was deemed necessary to secure the river's exit by a roofed sentry walk over the bridge's arches.


Shalom! Aleichem.

Cultural Support:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz .

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