Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is studded with a number of renowned scientists, both from Germany and abroad. They represent different fields of study which are all connected to the Jewish-medieval heritage of Erfurt, such as history of art, archaeology, Jewish studies, Hebrew literature, social and architectural history.
Its members advise the city of Erfurt both on the running of the museum and the application for inclusion in Unesco's World heritage List, currently under way.
Its members are:
- Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten (Hebrew University Jerusalem)
- Prof. Dr. Johannes Heil (Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg)
- Dr. Martha Keil (Institut für jüdische Geschichte Österreichs)
- Prof. Salomon Korn (Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland)
- Dr. Simon Paulus (Universität Stuttgart)
- Bernhard Purin (Jüdisches Museum München)
- Dr. Birgitta Ringbeck (Beauftragte der Kultusministerkonferenz für das Unesco-Welterbe)
- Prof. Dr. Sabine Schmolinsky (Universität Erfurt, Mittelalterliche Geschichte)
- Dr. Hermann Simon (Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Judaicum)
- Dr. Werner Transier (Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer)
- Prof. Dr. Annette Weber (Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg)