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.

The city tour of Jewish history Mühlhausen tells of the first settlement of Jews in the city around 1250 and describes the difficult coexistence of Jews and Christians in the late Middle Ages. In the 19th century, a larger Jewish community was established in Mulhouse, as evidenced by the still standing backhouse synagogue, one of the few remaining synagogues from the 19th century. Furthermore, the city tour shows at various places in the city center and at buildings that are still standing in part, the free spaces that were granted to active Jewish entrepreneurs since the 17th century.

Whether already in the Middle Ages Jews*Jewesses lived in Ilmenau, is not completely documented; presumably, however, around 1428 members of the Jewish community lived in the city. Certainly documented is the presence of some Jews*Jewesses in the first half of the 16th century. They are commemorated by the Judentor (Jewish Gate) built in the middle of the 16th century and the Judengasse (Jewish Street) leading to the market, which was still called Judengasse in the early 19th century.