Coming to terms with its Nazi past has not historically been a priority in Munich, which is why the opening of the Jewish Museum (juedisches-museum-muenchen.de; adult/child €6/3) in 2007 was hailed as a milestone. The permanent exhibition, entitled Voices_Places_Times, offers an insight into Jewish history, life and culture in the city. The Holocaust is dealt with, but the focus is clearly on contemporary Jewish culture. There are also world-class temporary exhibitions with a Jewish history theme.
The museum is part of the Jewish complex on St-Jakobs-Platz, which also includes a community center with a restaurant and a bunker-like synagogue that's rarely open to the public. Munich has the second-largest Jewish population in Germany after Berlin's: around 10,000 people.
