Jewish Museum of Switzerland — Attraction in Basel

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The second we went there, not even next to the door, a man came to us said he was the security (he didnt look like it not professional at all) and asked private questions just because we are arab looking

He asked Why are u here How did u hear about it How long r u staying in basel Where r you from

Then he took our ID and went inside and closed the door of the museum behind him

He has no right to take our IDs without us

He left us outside while he made phonecalls inside for almost 10 minutes

Then i knocked the door and took my ID

Wasted 30 min of my time i do not recommend anyone especially arabs to go there because racism is unbearable

We were here on our honeymoon and we just wanted to go see a museum like every other museum!!

I didnt know there was racism with...

I did not enjoy the museum it wasn't comprehensive didn't go through the last 500 years of Jewish history was very small and was not worth the money. I didn't like the content of the exhibition and I especially didn't like the fact that there was no history about the Jews during world war II which I thought was an important component being that Switzerland was neutral. I was unimpressed that museum needs to be revamped or at least curated by Jews that are competent. I don't think the curator is Jewish and I think that the exhibition was totally lame talked about Jewish ritual and showed menorahs. That museum needs a lot of work and I would not advise I need you to go to it because it wasn't really pertinent to...

The main museum is hidden, but the entrance is well marked. A courtyard with large pictures by a young Israeli painter and tombstones of the Basel Jewish cemetery from the Middle Ages leads into the premises. Many impressive objects from the region, including a ring from the 4th century with Jewish motifs. Exciting! We didn’t have time for the Galerie am Petersgraben,...