FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

General information on public transport in Frankfurt:

Frankfurt has a large network of public transport lines. All regional lines, “S-Bahn” (commuter train), “U-Bahn” (metro), “Bus”, and “Straßenbahn” (tram), are included in the free ticket for congress participants, valid for the days of the congress, July 16-20. You can find information on Frankfurt public transport on https://www.rmv.de/c/en/homepage. There, you can also search for connections. When using the function on the site to search for connections, you can put in Max-Horkheimer-Straße 2, 60323 Frankfurt am Main as the congress address. The website is able to show you the likely fastest transport method if you put in the address of your accommodation as departure address.

You can also use the many maps on https://www.rmv.de/c/en/timetables/networks/network-maps to see how to best reach the congress.

From the airport to the city:

After arriving at the airport, take the “S-Bahn” line S8 or S9, in the direction of Frankfurt city and Hanau, at the airport regional train station (“Flughafen Regionalbf”). Depending on the location of your accommodation, you have to leave the train at one of the “S-Bahn”-stations in the center of Frankfurt, those are: Hauptbahnhof, Taunusanlage, Hauptwache, Konstablerwache, and Ostendstraße. From there, you can easily take the metro (“U-Bahn”), tram (“Straßenbahn”), or bus – or even walk to your accommodation.

To the congress by metro / U-Bahn U1, U2, U3, and U8:

The congress takes place in the “Seminarhaus” (SH; Max-Horkheimer-Straße 2, 60323 Frankfurt am Main), located at the north-eastern edge of the campus Westend. The campus can be reached via public transport in multiple ways:

When arriving by U-Bahn/metro lines U1, U2, U3, or U8, leave the metro at “Holzhausenstraße” or “Miquel-/Adickesallee”. You will walk about 10 minutes from either station.

From the metro station “Holzhausenstraße” walk along the street also named “Holzhausenstraße” to the west (the right direction is the one where you see the “Holzhausenstraße” end in a few meters), then turn right onto “Hansaallee”. After crossing the large “Bremer Straße”, walk up alongside the campus buildings on “Hansaallee”, preferably on the left side of the road. Then, turn left into the small “Max-Horkheimer-Straße” that leads onto campus. After the road barrier, the next building on the right is the “Seminarhaus”.

From the metro station “Miquel-/Adickesallee”, walk to the west on “Miquelallee”. Turn left at the first road, the “Hansaallee”. Then, take the first street to the right, the “Max-Horkheimer-Straße”. After the barrier, the next building on the right is the “Seminarhaus”.

To the congress by bus / lines M32, 75, 64:

When arriving by bus line 32, exit at the station “Miquel-/Hansaallee” (NOT “Miquel-/Adickesallee” which has a very similar name). From that station, take the road “Hansaallee” in the southern direction, i.e. direction of travel. Then, take the first street to the right, the “Max-Horkheimer-Straße”. After the barrier, the next building on the right is the “Seminarhaus”. You will walk about 5 minutes.

When arriving by bus line 75, exit at the station “Max-Horkheimer-Straße”. You arrive on “Hansaallee”. A few steps from the station, against direction of travel, you see the small “Max-Horkheimer-Straße” leading away from “Hansaallee”. Walk down the “Max-Horkheimer-Straße”. After the barrier, the next building on the right is the “Seminarhaus”. You will walk about 2 minutes.

When arriving by bus line 64, exit at the station “Bremer Straße” (NOT “Bremer Platz” which has a very similar name!). You will exit at the crossing of the streets “Bremer Straße” and “Hansaallee”. Walk up “Hansaallee” in the northern direction or to the left in direction of travel (the road goes slightly uphill to the north), alongside campus buildings on your left. Then, turn left into the small “Max-Horkheimer-Straße” that leads onto campus. After the barrier, the next building on the right is the “Seminarhaus”. You will walk about 5 minutes.

To the UB / university library:

When coming from the congress location: From the “Seminarhaus”, walk through the short “Max-Horkheimer-Straße” to the Hansaallee. A few steps to the right, you’ll find the bus stop “Max-Horkheimer-Straße”. Take the bus line 75 to the station “Bockenheimer Warte”. The large building on the other side of the road is the library, you recognize it by the large sign “UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK” above the entrance. Door-to-door, it will take you about 20 minutes.

When arriving from anywhere else: Take the bus M32, M36, or 75, U-Bahn U4, U6, or U7, or Straßenbahn (tram) 16 to the station “Bockenheimer Warte”. In the station, follow the signs to the “Bockenheimer Warte” (a medieval watch tower that is still standing there). From most entrances, you can see the university library; you recognize it by the large sign “UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK” above the entrance.

To the Jewish Museum:

(Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt: Bertha-Pappenheim-Platz 1, 60311 Frankfurt am Main; open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm)

From the congress location: Retrace the steps outlined above in the other direction to arrive at the U-Bahn (metro) station “Miquel-/Adickesallee” or “Holzhausenstraße” (see above under the point To the congress by metro). Take either the U1, U2, U3, or U8 in the direction of “Südbahnhof” and exit at “Willy-Brandt-Platz”. There, follow the signs to leave the station at the “Willy-Brand-Platz” itself, not via one of the other entrances to the station, some of them are quite far. You’ll exit close to the large opera house (“Schauspiel”). Walk along the Schauspiel, keeping it on your left. At the end, turn left, past the entrance to an underground parking garage, through a small park and across a street. The Jewish Museum is on your left, the entrance goes off the small plaza on your left. 

Coming from anywhere else: Arrive at “Willy-Brandt-Platz” and follow the steps described above.

To the Museum Judengasse and the old Jewish cemetery:

(Museum Judengasse: Battonnstraße 47, 60311 Frankfurt am Main; open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm)

Take the bus M36 (when coming from the congress location; M36 stops at “Holzhausenstraße”, see above) or bus 30, alternatively tram lines 11, 12, 14, or 18, to the station “Börneplatz”. The Museum Judengasse is located in the large, red brick building at the corner of “Battonnstraße” and “Kurt-Schumacher-Straße”, right next to the station.

Alternatively, you can walk for about 5 minutes from the central “Konstablerwache” (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S8, S9 / U4, U5, U6, U7). From there, just walk south on the “Kurt-Schumacher-Straße”; the museum is at the corner of this street and the “Battonnstraße”.

Coffee and refreshments

There will be refreshment stations in the congress building for the duration of the congress, free of charge. The stations will include coffee, tea, water, apple spritzer, fresh fruit, and an assortment of vegetarian snacks, sweet and savory. They are available while stocks last. The stations are open from 10:30 am to 4 pm, Monday to Thursday.

Internet on Campus

If you have an eduroam account, you can use Wifi on Campus via that. If not, access codes for the university Wifi are available at the registration desk.

Unterpunkt bei Information, Services on and around Campus (alles folgende unter diese Überschrift am besten, sonst haben wir zu viele Unterpunkte bei “Frankfurt & Campus Info"...)

Money/ATM:

Most campus cafeterias accept cash as well as cards.

An ATM can be found on the ground floor of the universitys building “Hörsaalzentrum" (HZ), two minutes from the congress location.

Pharmacies:

The closest pharmacy is “Wolf-Apotheke" (Eschersheimer Landstraße 87, 60322 Frankfurt am Main), ca. 10-15 minutes from the congress location. To find it, walk to Hansaallee via Max-Horkheimer-Straße (the short road next to the congress building). Walk down Hansaallee, cross the large Bremer Straße and keep walking downhill on Hansaallee for 5-10 minutes until it crosses Wolfsgangstraße. The pharmacy is on Wolfsgangstraße, ca. 20 meters to the left from Hansaallee. Pharmacies in Germany are usually easily recognizable by a large, red “A"-sign on the outside.

Cafeterias:

There are multiple cafeterias and canteens (“Mensa/Mensen") on campus (see campus map). “Dasein" is the only one that does not serve meat (except fish on some days). Unfortunately, there are no kosher cafeterias. For kosher food, see the section “Jewish Frankfurt and Kosher Food".

Restaurants and food shopping near Campus Westend

All distances / travel time by foot according to Google Maps, starting at the congress location. Opening times may not be correct and should be checked before visiting. Info on kosher certificates last checked in April 2023. Most shops – not restaurants – in Germany are closed on Sundays. Also, many of the restaurants offer delivery via delivery services and apps, like wolt, UberEats, or lieferando.

Vegetarian/Vegan:

Dominion Food Revolution: Israeli, kosher, vegan (11:30 am – 9 pm)

Grüneburgweg 41, 60322 Frankfurt (1 km / 10 minutes on foot)

Eis Christina: Famous ice cream, some kosher & vegan varieties (10 am – 9:45 pm except Tue)

Eckenheimer Landstrasse 78 (2 km / 25 minutes)

Kuli Alma: Israeli, kosher, Vegan (12 – 11 pm)

Zum-Jungen-Strasse 10, 60320 Frankfurt (2,5 km / 30 minutes)

Life Deli Frankfurt: Deli food, kosher, vegan (Tue-Sun 10 am – 5 pm, Thursday until 9 pm)

Bertha-Pappenheim-Platz 1, 60311 Frankfurt (in the foyer of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt)

-> public transport advised, close to metro station Willy-Brandt-Platz

Vegan Pirates brightside: International, non-kosher, Vegan (11 am – 9 pm)

Gervinusstrasse 17, 60322 Frankfurt. (1 km / 10 minutes)

Veggie House: International, non-kosher, Vegetarian & Vegan (12 – 11 pm)

Eschersheimer Landstrasse 90, 60322 Frankfurt (1 km / 10 minutes)

Other restaurants:

Aroma: Israeli, non-kosher, Meat & Vegetarian (11 am – 8 pm, closed on Saturday)

Adlerflychtplatz 1, 60318 Frankfurt (1,5 km / 20 minutes)

Matildas kitchen: Salads, Bowls, Cake, non-kosher (9:30 am – 4:30 pm, closed Sat)

Grüneburgweg 86, 60323 Frankfurt (1 km / 10 minutes)

Sohar’s Kosher Restaurant: Ashkenazi & International, kosher (12 – 7 pm, closed Sat & Mon)

Savignystrasse 66, 60325 Frankfurt, in the Jewish community center (2,5 km / 30 minutes)

Food and drinks on Campus:

See map of Westend Campus.

Supermarkets:

Migdal, small kosher shop (Sun-Thu 8:30 am – 8:30 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 2 pm, closed Sat)

Saalburgallee 30d, 60385 Frankfurt (4 km / 50 minutes, public transport advised)

REWE City, closest supermarket to congress location (7 am – 10 pm, closed Sun)

Hansaallee 72, 60323 Frankfurt (3 minutes)

REWE Grünhof, very large supermarket (7 am – midnight, closed Sun)

Eschersheimer Landstrasse 221 (1 km / 10 minutes)

Jewish Frankfurt and Kashrut

Jewish community in Frankfurt:

For Frankfurt’s Jewish community see their (English) website: https://jg-ffm.de/en/start-page

Synagogues:

Synagogues as well as prayer times and locations can also be found on the website of the Jewish community:

https://jg-ffm.de/en/religious-life/synagogues

https://jg-ffm.de/en/religious-life/prayer-times-and-prayer-order

Kashrut

Kashrut in Frankfurt is usually supervised by Rabbi Avichai Apel. The Hechsher is not always publicly displayed, please ask the staff about it if you are unsure. Restaurants and certificates can also be found on the website of the Jewish community (https://jg-ffm.de/en/religious-life/kosher-food).

All distances / travel time by foot according to Google Maps, starting at the congress location. Opening times may not be correct for specific dates and should be checked before visiting.

Kosher restaurants: Vegetarian & Vegan options

Dominion: Israeli, kosher, vegan (11:30 am – 9 pm)

Grüneburgweg 41, 60322 Frankfurt (1 km / 10 minutes by foot)

Eis Christina: Famous ice cream, some kosher & vegan varieties (10 am – 9:45 pm except Tue)

Eckenheimer Landstrasse 78 (2 km / 25 minutes)

Kuli Alma: Israeli, kosher, vegan (12 – 11 pm)

Zum-Jungen-Strasse 10, 60320 Frankfurt (2,5 km / 30 minutes)

Life Deli Frankfurt: Deli food, kosher, vegan (Tue-Sun 10 am – 5 pm, Thursday until 9 pm)

Bertha-Pappenheim-Platz 1, 60311 Frankfurt (in the foyer of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt)

-> public transport advised, close to metro station Willy-Brandt-Platz

Kosher Restaurants: Non-vegan

Sohar’s Kosher Restaurant: Ashkenazi & International food, glatt kosher

(12 – 7 pm, closed Sat & Mon) 

Savignystrasse 66, 60325 Frankfurt, in the Jewish community center (2,5 km / 30 minutes)

Kosher shopping

Migdal, small kosher shop (Sun-Thu 8:30 am – 8:30 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 2 pm, closed Sat)

Saalburgallee 30d, 60385 Frankfurt

-> public transport advised, close to metro station Eissporthalle

Kosher shopping in regular supermarkets

German supermarkets usually do not have a separate kosher section. A list of kosher products can be found on this list of the “Orthodoxe Rabbinerkonferenz Deutschland” (orthodox rabbinate conference Germany):

http://koscherliste.ordonline.de/koscherliste/

The list can be searched for products and companies; unfortunately, it is only available in German and might not be up to date.