White Tower
Medieval stone gate tower with a timber-framed former Jewish festival house leaning on its flank.
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This guide to the White Tower in Rothenburg ob der Tauber starts with an odd pairing: a stone gate from the town's early defences and the timber-framed house leaning on it, known as the Jewish Dance House. It follows the medieval Jewish community that gathered and celebrated here, the hostel and festival hall they kept beside the Judengasse, and the filled-in moat beneath the lane. Stand in the little square between the tower and the wall opposite.
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