Jüdisches Museum (Jewish Museum)

Address	Lindenstrasse 9-14
Transportation	U-Bahn: Hallesches Tor or Kochstrasse. Bus: 129, 240, or 341
Admission	5€ ($5.75); free for children 6 and under. Family ticket 10€ ($12) for 2 adults and up to 4 children
Hours	Mon 10am-10pm; Tues-Sun 10am-8pm
Phone	030/259933
Website	www.jmberlin.de

The Jewish Museum is one of the most talked about Museum in Berlin. With such a rich and hard past with the German country, the Jewish Museum focuses on World War II and the struggles that the Jewish population had to undergo during that time. The museum designed by Daniel Libeskind, lies in a building that is one of the most spectacular buildings in the entire city. Called the Silver Lightning Bolt, the building suggests a shattered Star of David with odd shaped windows that embed the buildings exterior. Inside the museum you will feel an uneasy feeling, this is designed to make the visitor disoriented, simulating the feeling of those who were exiled. When the exhibits reach the rise of the Third Reich, the hall's walls, ceiling, and floor close in as the visitor proceeds. A chillingly hollow Holocaust Void, a dark, windowless chamber, evokes much that was lost. The museum is a must see, it will make everyone who comes here, think, remember, and feel what the Jewish people had to endure. The exhibits at the museum concentrate on three themes: Judaism and Jewish life, the devastating effects of the Holocaust, and the post-World War II rebuilding of Jewish life in Germany. The museum has a restaurant that features strictly kosher food and emphasizes on Jewish recipes. This is a must see when arriving to Berlin, it will leave you speechless, and take you back in time, to the year of WWII.