Jewish life in Schalke
Jewish life in Schalke
Even if they are no longer obvious in many places, there are many traces of Jewish life in Schalke - and in many places these are also closely linked to the history of FC Schalke. Jewish players, sponsors and officials of FC Schalke 04 were an active part of club life and the cityscape. The former chairwoman of the Jewish community in Gelsenkirchen, Judith Neuwald-Tasbach, will take you on a tour of the places of Jewish life.
Audiowalk
1/9 Glückauf Stadium
The tour "Jewish Life in Schalke" with Judith Neuwald-Tasbach starts at the entrance gate of the Glückauf stadium. Swipe to the right to start the tour directly or press play to listen to the introduction first.
2/9 Glückauf Stadium - Entrance Gate
The search for traces of Jewish life in Schalke begins at the Glückauf football ground. Meet Judith Neuwald-Tasbach and join her on a tour through Gelsenkirchen-Schalke.
3/9 Glückauf Stadium - Memorial
This is where Judith Neuwald-Tasbach's personal story begins. As a child, she went to the stadium with her aunt and still has vivid memories, even though she was still very young at the time.
4/9 Glückauf Stadium - Main Stand
In the place where the FC Schalke 04 office used to be, we look back together on the life of Fritz Lenig, who became one of the club's first presidents after the Second World War. His story has an exciting parallel to that of Kurt Neuwald, Judith Neuwald-Tasbach's father.
5/9 Schalke Mile
A Jewish footballer from FC Schalke once lived on the Schalke Meile, who has recently become famous again. Find out who he was and why everyone is talking about him again here.
6/9 Berlin Bridge
From here - at the top of the bridge - you can see the large red winding tower of the Consolidation colliery in Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck. Look to the left when you cross the bridge from the north. Judith Neuwald-Tasbach explains here what Judaism has to do with the so-called heavy labour that is omnipresent in the Ruhr region.
7/9 Schalke Market
Without giving too much away. This station is about an unintentionally colourful animal and a Jewish butcher. Hear for yourself what this curious story is all about.
8/9 Schalke Street
If you walk through the city with your eyes open, you will find many places of remembrance - this is one of them and we can also pause here for a moment and remember a great Schalke player.
9/9 Grillo Square
This is the end of the tour but not the end of Jewish history in Schalke and Gelsenkirchen. For a visit to the synagogue, please visit www.jggelsenkirchen.de.
About the tour guide
Judith Neuwald-Tasbach was the chairwoman of the Jewish community in Gelsenkirchen from 2007 to 2023. She was born in Gelsenkirchen in 1959 as the daughter of the then chairman Kurt Neuwald and Cornelia Neuwald (née Basch), who was deported to Gelsenkirchen as a forced labourer in a concentration camp. From 2000 onwards, the business administration graduate took on more and more tasks for the community, which was growing rapidly again at the time, including volunteering for the construction of the new community centre. She is also a delegate to the council of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and a board member of the Association of Traditional Jews.
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