The Jewish Museum is located in the house Wertheimer, a historic building, named after the Hungarian Rabbi Samson Wertheimer (1658-1724). The decision on the basis of the Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt was made in 1969 in the forum of the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Vienna. The museum was opened three years later, in 1972.

The Jewish Museum is located on an area of ​​nearly 1000 square meters. meters and is divided into several exhibition halls.

While visiting the museum you can see a private synagogue, located on the first floor of the building. This small synagogue is one of the few that has not suffered during the "Kristallnacht" (or "Night of Broken Glass") in November 1938. It was the first such large-scale attack of the Nazis against the Jews. That night was a massive wave of pogroms in the territory of the Third Reich, was destroyed 267 synagogues, killed 91 Jews, hundreds of wounded and maimed, thousands were subjected to humiliation and insults, more than 30,000 were sent to concentration camps.

Also, the museum offers to familiarize with its permanent exhibition gives a comprehensive picture of Jewish life and history of Jews in Burgenland. At the end of the exhibition is an impressive memorial hall, created in memory of the seven known Jewish communities in Burgenland.

Also, the museum has a library, which contains more than 10,000 volumes. Some of the books are in the museum's permanent exhibition, basically, this is the book of the 18th century. In addition, the library has a large collection facsimile editions of famous books. Of particular note is a valuable collection of books in Yiddish.

The museum is located in Untershtadt (Lower City), where from 1670 settled about 3000 Jews were expelled from Vienna. Not far from the museum there are two old Jewish cemetery.