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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