Demonstration against the development of the Börneplatz Frankfurt

In 1987 various political groups and organisations joined the citizen’s movement demonstrating against the destruction of the ruins of the former Jewish ghetto. Their demand: The relicts should be preserved and made accessible as a living history experience. The so called Börneplatz-Konflikt can be seen as a major event in German-Jewish relations. As a compromise, the building plans were revised in favour of a new museum on the ground floor, and the foundations and cellars of five buildings were rebuilt to the original blueprints.