Even if they are no longer obvious in many places, there are many traces of Jewish life in Schalke - and in many places these are also closely linked to the history of FC Schalke. Jewish players, sponsors and officials of FC Schalke 04 were an active part of club life and the cityscape. The former chairwoman of the Jewish community in Gelsenkirchen, Judith Neuwald-Tasbach, will take you on a tour of the places of Jewish life.
The German pop-star Grönemeyer once sang "Who lives in Düsseldorf, anyways?" and Mike Büskens thought the same in 1992. He was drawn to FC Schalke 04, where it was not yet customary for FC Schalke professionals to live around 50 kilometres away, and so from then on he lived on Schalker Straße in the middle of Schalke. On his tour, Mike Büskens takes us to "his" Schalke, we take a look back at the Schalke of 30 years ago and learn about the occasions when the current FC Schalke 04 assistant coach still likes to come to Schalke.
"You had to have seen that" - a sentence that will never cross Sabrina Führer's lips. Sabrina has been blind since birth. She lets you experience Schalke with (almost) all your senses. What does Schalke sound like? What does it smell like here? How does it feel here? This tour will give you a new perspective from a guide who is not only a fan, but is also actively involved in the Schalke fan scene.
Sky reporter Dirk grosse Schlarmann takes you on a tour where he doesn't tell you much himself. But as a journalist and reporter, he naturally knows how to ask the right questions. Join Dirk on a tour of the district in search of the Schalke DNA - what makes this district so special.
From the youth at Schalke to the maker of Schalke's youth
Bodo Menze - that's 70 years of Schalke in its purest form. The father of Schalke's famous youth section "Knappenschmiede" was born and raised in Schalke, learnt to play football here and taught others to do the same. He was always at home on the Schalker Meile. He is now on the board of the Schalke Market Foundation and will take you on a journey through Schalke and through time. The tour starts in front of the entrance gate to the Glückauf Kampfbahn.