The ruins of a synagogue underneath a parking lot, the remnants of a ghetto wall hidden in a private yard: Roaming around Vienna in search of Jewish history requires looking beyond the surface. Its traces appear like the fringes of a prayer shawl: knowing where to look, you catch the glimpse of tiny threads, sometimes barely visible. 

We will follow these threads to unravel the Jewish saga of one of Europe's great metropolises: from medieval merchants and resourceful rabbis to Baroque bankers and ingenious intellectuals, Jews have influenced Vienna from the Dark Ages, through the dawn of modernity, until today. Based on current photography, historical maps and portraits of the past, this presentation offers a visual overview of the Jewish journey in the heart of Europe.