For adults

Experience history together – our offers

The former synagogue in Rexingen and the Museum of Jewish Prayer Rooms in Horb offer adults the opportunity to learn about Jewish history, religion, and remembrance culture in an authentic setting.

Whether as part of a company or club outing, for associations, church communities, senior citizen groups, and much more – we tailor our tours to be individual, lively, scientifically sound, and interactive.

Through life stories, local sources, and key locations, it becomes clear how Jewish life in the region was part of social coexistence for centuries – and ultimately the target of Nazi persecution.

Our experienced guides will take you on a journey through the traces of a former Jewish rural community, through the former synagogue in Rexingen, the Jewish cemetery in Rexingen, and the town of Rexingen. Or discover the moving history of the Jewish community of Horb on a city tour.

On request, we can also guide you through the changing exhibitions in the Museum of the Jewish Prayer Room in Horb and through the permanent exhibition “Place of Refuge and Promise. Shavei Zion” in the former synagogue in Rexingen.

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Contents, costs, and duration of our offers

We are happy to advise you individually and tailor your tour to specific topics. Tours usually last between 90 and 180 minutes. We recommend a maximum group size of around 30 people. We will provide you with costs on request. The price is based on group size and format.

Listening made easy

To ensure that all participants can follow along easily, we use a mobile audio system with headsets as needed. This guarantees clear audibility and a pleasant visitor experience, even for larger groups.

Educational Programs

Popular offers for adults
Guided tour

Jewish Families on the Path to Modernity

Jewish life between conflict and cooperation

  • Target group: Adults
  • Place/Memorial: Former Synagogue Rexingen, Jewish Cemetery Rexingen
  • Topics: Judaism, Social change, Emancipation

This tour shows the transformation of Jewish rural communities between the 18th and 20th centuries – between neighborliness and anti-Semitism, assimilation and segregation. Biographies of Jewish residents of Rexingen bring historical social developments to life and make them tangible.

Guided tour

Jewish men from Horb in the Dachau concentration camp

Memory in urban space – understanding persecution locally

  • Target group: Adults
  • Place/Memorial: Museum Jewish Prayer Room Horb
  • Topics: Dachau, Concentration camp, National Socialism, Shoa

This city tour follows in the footsteps of Jewish men from Horb who were arrested in November 1938 and deported to Dachau. Stops throughout the city show how persecution began locally – and raise the question of how societies change when democracy is destroyed.

Guided tour

Jewish life in Rexingen

Religion and culture of a rural community

  • Target group: Adults
  • Place/Memorial: Former Synagogue Rexingen, Jewish Cemetery Rexingen
  • Topics: Judaism, Religion, Cemetery, Religionspraxis

How did Jewish families live in a rural community at the beginning of the 20th century? This guided tour of the former Rexingen synagogue and Jewish cemetery provides insights into Jewish religious practices, festive culture, and burial rites. Gravestone symbols and inscriptions invite visitors to search for traces of everyday life, holidays, and memories.

Guided tour

Rexingen under the swastika

The destruction of democracy in the Southwest

  • Target group: Adults
  • Place/Memorial: Former Synagogue Rexingen, Jewish Cemetery Rexingen
  • Topics: Shoa, National Socialism, Landjudentum

How did the Nazi dictatorship affect life in a rural Jewish community? This tour of the village, synagogue, and cemetery uses real-life stories to show how exclusion and violence became a reality even in rural areas – and what options for action remained. With plenty of time for discussion and questions.

Guided tour

From the Neckar to the Mediterranean

Group emigration from Rexingen

  • Target group: Adults
  • Place/Memorial: Former Synagogue Rexingen
  • Topics: Escape & Expulsion, Shoa, National Socialism, Exhibition, Shavei Zion

This guided tour of the exhibition “Place of Refuge and Promise” tells the story of Jewish families from Rexingen who emigrated to Palestine in 1938. Personal biographies, documents, and photos provide insight into the period of Nazi persecution – and into an extraordinary form of self-assertion. Ideal for groups interested in flight, new beginnings, and migration.This guided tour of the exhibition “Place of Refuge and Promise” tells the story of Jewish families from Rexingen who emigrated to Palestine in 1938. Personal biographies, documents, and photos provide insight into the period of Nazi persecution – and into an extraordinary form of self-assertion. Ideal for groups interested in flight, new beginnings, and migration.

Guided tour

Temporary exhibitions at the Museum of the Jewish Prayer Room in Horb

  • Target group: Adults
  • Place/Memorial: Museum Jewish Prayer Room Horb
  • Topics: Jewish history, Religion, Exhibition

The Museum of the Jewish Prayer Room in Horb offers changing exhibitions on historical and contemporary topics: Jewish life, anti-Semitism, democratic action, and remembrance. Our customized accompanying programs provide in-depth access with room for discussion and exchange.