Mikvah (Ritual Bath)

With the migration of Jews from Hochberg towards the end of the 19th century, the mikvah was no longer used. The visitation report of the district rabbi in 1898 states, "The mikvah could not be visited. It has fallen into disrepair. Mr. Church Councilor strongly recommends restoration from a religious point of view." It no longer came to this.

"Judenbad" is the local name for the Friedberg mikvah. With its 25 meters depth and a square cross-section of 5.5 x 5.5 meters, it is the largest and most impressive mikveh in Germany. It is one of the few monumental mikvahs preserved from the Middle Ages.

Since only "living water," such as groundwater, is needed for a ritual bath, the shaft runs vertically through the basalt rock on which the town of Friedberg stands. The water can rise to a maximum of five meters and has a temperature of about 7.5°C.

This bath was located at a house at the entrance of Imhofstraße. This house was demolished and the mikvah was concreted over

Mikveh of the old synagogue in Hamm/Sieg

As part of the renovation of the Bayreuth synagogue and community center, a mikvah, a ritual immersion bath, was also built. Participants in the financing of the mikvah were, among others, the Free State of Bavaria, the Bavarian State Foundation, the Upper Franconia Foundation and the City of Bayreuth.

The mikvah is located in the basement of the main synagogue Ohel Jakob in the community center of the Jewish Community Munich and Upper Bavaria.

Excavation site with notice board with text: "Archaeological excavation medieval mikvah.