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Delmenhorst

First Jewish presence: 1695; peak Jewish population: 182 in 1925; Jewish population in 1933: unknown In 1838, this community established...

Category: Residential
Location: Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Celle Synagogue

"In 1740, prayer rooms were replaced by a synagogue on Im Kreise (enlarged in 1883)... On Pogrom Night, the synagogue’s...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Celle, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Celle

First Jewish presence: late 17th century; peak Jewish population: approximately 100 in the late 19th century; Jewish population in 1933:...

Category: Residential
Location: Celle, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Burgdorf-Salzufflen New Synagogue

"In 1811, a new synagogue was erected on Poststrasse. The earliest record of a Jewish school is dated 1841; the...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Burgdorf-Salzufflen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Burgdorf-Salzufflen Old Synagogue

"A 17th-century prayer room (it was later converted into a synagogue) on Braunschweiger/Knickstrasse was destroyed in a local fire in...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Burgdorf-Salzufflen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Burgdorf-Salzufflen Cemetery

"In 1694, the community consecrated a cemetery on Am Finkenherd (present-day Uetzer Strasse)...Burgdorf ’s Jewish cemetery was closed in 1939."...

Category: Cemetery
Location: Burgdorf-Salzufflen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Burgdorf-Salzufflen

First Jewish presence: 17th century; peak Jewish population: 114 in 1871; Jewish population in 1933: 37 The Jews of Burgdorf-Salzufflen...

Category: Residential
Location: Burgdorf-Salzufflen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Bremke Synagogue

"In 1828, a Gentile resident of Bremke built a synagogue on his property (42 Heiligenstaedterstrasse); the Jewish community financed the...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Bremke, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Bremke

First Jewish presence: 1727; peak Jewish population: 159 in 1852 (16.7% of the total population); Jewish population in 1933: 26...

Category: Residential
Location: Bremke, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Bodenfelde-Uslar

First Jewish presence: 1403 (Uslar), 1689 (Bodenfelde); peak Jewish population: 35 in 1885 (Uslar), 45 in 1816 (Bodenfelde); Jewish population...

Category: Residential
Location: Bodenfelde-Uslar, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Berne

First Jewish presence: 1790; peak Jewish population: 64 in 1873; Jewish; population in 1933: 14 By 1820, the Jewish community...

Category: Residential
Location: Berne (Berna), Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Bentheim (with Schuettorf and Gildehaus)

First Jewish presence: 14th century; peak Jewish population: 72 in 1905; Jewish population in 1933: 24 (see below) The Jewish...

Category: Residential
Location: Bentheim, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Barsinghausen Synagogue

"In 1902, after the synagogue (located in a private residence) burned down, services were moved to a rented house at...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Barsinghausen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Barsinghausen New Cemetery

"In 1910, a new one was consecrated on Kirchdorferstrasse... Memorials were erected at the cemetery and near the town hall...

Category: Cemetery
Location: Barsinghausen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Barsinghausen

First Jewish presence: 1702; peak Jewish population: 63 in 1925; Jewish population in 1933: 58 Established in 1843, the Jewish...

Category: Residential
Location: Barsinghausen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

Aurich Synagogue

"In 1810, the Jews of Aurich established a synagogue at 13 Kirchstrasse (renovated in 1911)... On Pogrom Night, SA men...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Aurich, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 27, 2020

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