Absent Spaces? Jewish Architecture between Monument, Use, and Memory
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When Architecture Carries Memory: Jewish Spaces between Loss and Present
On October 21, 2026, the event Absent Spaces? in the Jewish Community of Regensburg will focus on the visible and invisible traces of Jewish life. The focus will be on Jewish architecture, monument preservation, repurposing, and the question of how history is continued in built spaces.
Architecture as the Memory of Society
Buildings preserve history not only through their materials. Floor plans, thresholds, sequences of spaces, and voids tell stories of religious practice, everyday life, persecution, and new beginnings. The discussion opens a discourse on art history and memory culture-based analysis of architecture as societal memory.
Three Houses, Three Perspectives
Using three specific examples, the event unfolds different ways of remembering: a former Jewish residential building with a mikvah and sukkah in Fürth, the former rural synagogue of Rödingen, and the Zapfenhaus in Mitwitz. In this context, monument, current use, and historical responsibility come together directly.
Between Monument, Use, and Memory
The discussion asks what happens when historical buildings are altered, repurposed, or disappear from the urban landscape. The focus will be on visible traces of Jewish life as well as architectural absences. The exhibition atmosphere at the Jewish Community Center combines spatial experience with cultural education and a deeper engagement with memory culture.
Tour of the Synagogue
Right before the event, there is the opportunity to participate in a tour of the synagogue. Registration with the Center for Memory Culture is required for participation. The event will be led by Daniela F. Eisenstein, Monika Grübel, and Christian Porzelt.
Conclusion: An Artistic Experience of Thinking and Remembering
Visitors can expect not a classic exhibition tour, but a concentrated artistic experience at the intersection of architectural history, monument preservation, and Jewish memory culture. Those who wish to understand how spaces preserve history, change, or vanish from public consciousness will find important impulses here. The event invites participants to perceive architecture with a sharpened eye and to understand memory as a living societal task.
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