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Hagenbach Synagogue

"The community decided to build a new one on Ludwigstrasse; dedicated in May 1885, the new synagogue seated 70 men...

Added Apr 20, 2020

Hagenbach

First Jewish presence: 1743; peak Jewish population: 151 in 1875; Jewish population in 1933: 24 The Jews of Hagenbach used...

Added Apr 20, 2020

Stavenhagen

First Jewish population: mid-1700s; peak Jewish population: 32 in 1910; Jewish population in 1933: 10 Jews might have lived in...

Added Mar 26, 2020

Petershagen Judenberg

"Town records indicate that a prayer hall existed in Petershagen in 1652, as did a cemetery—its oldest extant tombstone is...

Added Mar 19, 2020

Petershagen

First Jewish presence: 1600; peak Jewish population: 208 in 1875; Jewish population in 1933:43 Town records indicate that a prayer...

Added Mar 19, 2020

Meinerzhagen Synagogue

"In 1927, a prayer room with 50 seats was established at 37b, Hauptstrasse...Meinerzhagen’s prayer room was closed at some point...

Added Mar 16, 2020

Heerstrasse Cemetery

"The Jewish community maintained cemeteries [one] on... Heerstrasse (1881-1945)... which was purchased in 1910." Heidemarie Wawrzyn Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938...

Added Mar 16, 2020

Meinerzhagen

First Jewish presence: 1750s; peak Jewish population: 51 in 1885; Jewish population in 1933: 43 Although Jews lived in Meinerzhagen...

Added Mar 16, 2020

Hagen

First Jewish presence: 1722; peak Jewish population: 679 in 1930; Jewish population in 1933: 630 The first record of a...

Added Feb 20, 2020

Stadthagen Synagogue

"In 1857, Stadthagen’s Jews built a new prayer room at 19 Niedernstrasse; officially opened in 1858, it was acquired by...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Stadthagen

First Jewish presence: 1383; peak Jewish population: 62 in 1905; Jewish population in 1933: 60 Records from 1583 mention a...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Sachsenhagen Cemetery

"The earliest records of a cemetery... which was located at the Duehlholzgaerten, are dated... 1835." Heike Zaun Goshen Copyright: Pogrom...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Sachsenhagen Synagogue

"In 1870, the community finally inaugurated a synagogue; the building also housed a school whose teacher may have served as...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Sachsenhagen

First Jewish presence: early 17th century; peak Jewish population: 58 in 1885; Jewish population in 1933: 22 In 1885, when...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Hagen

First Jewish presence: 18th century; peak Jewish population: 80 in 1870; Jewish population in 1933: approximately 50 Records from 1786...

Added Jan 28, 2020