HaMakom
Exhibition & koscher Café
HaMakom (הַמָּקוֹם) is Hebrew and translates to „the place“. In a former gatehouse in the middle of Plagwitz, HaMakom is a place of Jewish life, encounters and working through the personal past.
HaMakom Special
Jewish Week in Leipzig 21.06. - 28.06.26
Extended Opening Hours
Monday 22.06 – Friday 26.06. | 12 am – 7 pm
daily guided tours at 5 pm
Saturday 27.06. | 10 am – 4 pm
„What is kosher, Mr. Rabbi?“
Tuesday 23.06. | 2 – 14 pm
Panel talk with Zsolt Balla and coffee tasting
What does „kosher“ mean – and what does it taste like in everyday life? Rabbi Zsolt Balla talks about Jewish food culture, how religious rules can be combined with modern life – and how coffee fits into it. The talk begins with a coffee tasting with a Leipzig coffee roaster.
Researchcafé – Workshop
Tuesday 23.06. | 7 – 9 pm
Assistance with personally processing one’s own family history
After the war, many families remained silent for a long time. Looking at one’s own family history can be transformative: it creates a personal connection to the Nazi era, opens one’s eyes to Jewish life, and encourages a clear stance against antisemitism. This workshop offers practical approaches for researching one’s own family history using archives and documents.
A look into my history?
Friday 26.06. | 4 – 5 pm
Guided tour for young people aged 13 and over
On this guided tour through our exhibition, young people aged 13 and over are invited to discover stories with us that concern both the victims and perpetrators of the Holocaust and to engage in personal conversations.
Opening Hours
Wednesday 3 pm–6 pm
Thursday 3 pm–6 pm
Saturday 11 am–4 pm
*Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you would like to make an appointment for a visit or a guided tour (also outside our opening hours)
Location
Markranstädter Straße 1
04229 Leipzig, Germany
Exhibition
Under the title „Uncovering, Discovering, Breaking the Silence“, the formerly mobile exhibition became a permanent exhibition with the HaMakom in October 2022. It begins with the section on Jewish life in Leipzig, which is presented in the HaMakom’s kosher café. The next room highlights the historical roots and characteristics of anti-Semitism, followed by a section on the history of the Holocaust in Leipzig. The area with the theme „Family Truths“ shows the way of dealing with the Nazi past in the German public, as well as on a personal, family level. Finally, the „March of Life“ movement is presented with its worldwide development, which arose from this special form of dealing with the past and in this way sets a sign against modern anti-Semitism and for Jewish life and for Israel.











Café
Our kosher café is open during all opening hours. In the friendly seating area you can enjoy freshly brewed coffee and different kinds of delicious cakes. The HaMakom Café has an officially recognized kosher certification for all the food offered.









Contact
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you would like to make an appointment for a visit or a guided tour (also outside our opening hours).
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Donations
You are welcome to support us with a donation for the project. The costs for the interior construction and furnishings amounted to around 50,000 €, about half of which is currently covered by donations. In addition, we would like to expand our exhibition with multimedia in the future, translate it into different languages and offer events around the topics of Jewish life, anti-Semitism and reappraisal.
Account:
Recipient: Christlich-soziale Dienste TOS Leipzig e.V.
IBAN: DE43 8609 5604 0327 7979 13
BIC: GENODEF1LVB
If you would like to receive a donation receipt at the beginning of next year, you can add your name and address in the reason for payment or write us a seperate message.