May 9-21
A visit to the university town of Freiburg, Germany at the foot of the Black Forest made for a relaxed and sunny morning. A medieval old city with gabled townhouses and cobblestone paths and a 16th century Old Town Hall were balanced by lots of students on and off their bicycles and plazas full of cafes...a vibrant youthful energy was in the air.
Martinstor (Martin Gate)
The oldest surviving gate tower built in 1202 and the site of Freiburg's witch burnings in 1599 during a medieval witch hunt...three women were burned there.
Freiburg Minster
Building of the cathedral began in 1200 and continued to approx.1513
In front of the New Synagogue in Freiburg. The main synagogue of the town was destroyed on Kristallnacht, Nov. 9-10,1938 followed by a deportation of the Jews still remaining.
Holocaust Remembrance
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