Educational Opportunities for Adults:
 1.  Thematic Lectures, Discussions, and Seminars on the following Themes:
 
 Jewish culture, tradition and way of life
 - Background information on Jewish Rituals and Symbols in use of existing visual aids, about the history and
   function of synagogues as well as the important Jewish holidays.
 
 2. Overview Events on the History of Jews in Dresden and Saxony
 Special Events on Particular Points in History, including:
 - New Settlement and Emancipation (18./19. c.)
 - High Times and Endangerment (1900 – 1933)
 - Nazi Persecution, Expulsion, and Extermination (1933 – 1945)
 - A new Start, Jewish life in the GDR, the Jewish community today (1945 – present)
 
 3. Seminars on the History and Present of Anti-Judaism
 - Anti-Semitism and Racism
 -  Information and Discussions about the roots, essence of and manifestations of societal phenomena
 
 4. Weekday and Weekend Seminars
 
" He who builds a house, wants to stay:"
 - History and Present of the Jewish Community in Dresden
 
 Experiencing Jewish Culture:
 - Jewish Traditions, the role of Synagogues and Cemeteries, Laws of Kashrut (Food laws), Daily rituals and
    Holidays
 
 Jewish Childhood during Nazi Times
 - Analyzing and Comparing Autobiographical reports
 
 The Shtetl as a Reality and Symbol
 - Cultural traditions of Eastern European Jews
 
 

 

  5. Tours of the Old and New Cemeteries
The dates, cost, and meeting points for public tours of the cemeteries can be found in the quarterly programs.
 6. Tours of the New Synagogue in Dresden
 
  Please see the Service Information
 
 

 

  7. Tours of the City on the Following Themes
 
 In the Heart of the City – Jewish Life in the City Center
 Synagogues in Dresden
 Jews in Dresden between the New Settlement and Emancipation
 Dresden during Nazi times – Persecution and Resistance
 They carried the Burden of the 20th Century – Ways Dresden’s Jews survived
 The Jewish Camp Hellerberg
 

 The dates, cost, and meeting points for public tours of the city can be found in the quarterly programs.
 

 
 8. Hebrew Courses for Beginners and Advanced Students
 
 - Based on textbooks from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, basic courses in Hebrew begin every year in
   September.