Jews have lived in Sondershausen since the late 13th century. This is evidenced by the mikvah, a Jewish bath for ritual purification, discovered in 1999 during archaeological work in the inner city area. In 1349 the Jewish inhabitants fell victim to the plague pogrom. Only sporadically Jews are to be proven in the city in the following centuries.

The city walk begins in the east of the city and ends in the west - the actual sequence of the individual stations does not always correspond to the chronological development. The tour starts at the old Jewish schoolhouse from the 18th century and then turns to the center of the city. There, during a recent emergency archaeological excavation, the spectacular discovery of a cellar mikveh was made, dating from the early 17th century. Next to it were the Jewish alley and synagogue. The tour then leads to places and houses where Jewish merchants, politicians and bankers lived.