In this zine we present you the jewish symbols of the famous SchUM cities - Speyer, Worms and Mainz. They were important jewish communities from the High Middle Ages, and SchUM is the acronym made up of the first letters of the hebrew names of the cities.

The symbols were taken from tombstones, synagogue ornamentations, floor tiles and even from a mikveh. We used linocut prints for creating the zine, where along with the symbols you can read about its meaning and a bit of history about their place of origin and the communities.

Ещё я посмотрела, где буду жить - там рядом ПОЛЕ, а супермаркет не работает в воскресенье (и в этот четверг). Я без понятия, как я здесь буду жить после Москвы с круглосуточной Магнолией под боком.

Epitaph of General Karl von Lamberg (died 1689), a memento mori.

Cathedral of Mainz, Germany