Raschi-Haus, Jewish archive and museum in medieval quarter, Worms, Germany
The Raschi House is a building housing both a museum and archive in Worms that documents Jewish history from medieval times to the modern era. Its rooms contain a collection of documents, artworks, and objects that reflect life in this community.
The medieval Talmud school here, named after Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzhak (Rashi, 1040–1105), was among the most important in Germany. In the 15th century the building was called a dance house and hospital, later 'Zur Klause'. After destruction in 1689 and World War II damage, it was dismantled in 1971 and rebuilt from 1980 to 1982.
The house displays objects from everyday Jewish life, from religious items to personal belongings spanning different periods. Visitors can see how people lived here and what traditions mattered to them.
The house sits in the medieval quarter and is easily reached on foot, with information displays at the entrance. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes, as the rooms span multiple levels with stairs between some of them.
The building was demolished in 1971 after wartime damage, but its vaulted cellars and parts of the ground floor survived as original medieval fabric, with sections reaching back to Roman times. The reconstruction, finished in 1980–1982, roughly kept the volume of the predecessor building.
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