In the location's words:

Our home was opened in 1931 as a Jewish retirement home, donated by the Ariowitsch family. Around 30,000 Jews lived in Leipzig at the time. In September 1942, all 108 residents and employees of the Ariowitsch House were deported to Theresienstadt.

In 1946, the house was returned to the Jewish community, which consisted of only 20 members, and existed as a retirement home until 1997. In 2009, when the Jewish community in Leipzig once again had around 1,200 members, the house was reopened as a cultural and meeting center after renovation.

Grundsätzlich kann man uns als Kultur- und Begegnungsstätte gerne besuchen, aber an sich hängen "Öffnungszeiten" mit Veranstaltungen, den aktuellen Ausstellungen etc. zusammen - Schaut gerne auf unserer Website nach!