Historical handbook of the Jewish communities in Lower Saxony and Bremen
The historical handbook of the Jewish communities in Lower Saxony and Bremen is a handbook in two volumes with a length of 1,668 pages. It was published in 2005 by Herbert Obenaus in collaboration with David Bankier and Daniel Fraenkel and was published by Wallstein Verlag in Göttingen . It describes the history of all former and still existing Jewish communities in Lower Saxony and Bremen in 178 articles . These articles also provide information about the respective Jewish cemeteries . The two volumes are described together below.
Structure / content
The manual contains an introductory part, the dictionary part and an appendix on 1,668 pages . The introductory part (pp. 7–82) contains a foreword by the editor Herbert Obenaus (pp. 7 f.) And the articles On the history of the Jews in Lower Saxony and Bremen (pp. 9–76) and Introduction to the use of the manual (pp. 77-82).
The lexicon section (pp. 83–1.604) describes the history of 178 Jewish communities. It begins with Achim (pp. 83–88), ends in Volume I with Hehlen (pp. 816–820), begins in Volume II with Helmstedt (pp. 821–827) and ends with Zeven (pp. 1599–1604) . Some - formerly larger - Jewish communities are described in more detail:
- Herbert Reyer: Aurich (pages 126–151)
- Hans-Heinrich Ebeling : Braunschweig (page 257–306)
- Anne E. Dünzelmann / Dieter Fricke / Hartmut Müller : Bremen (pages 308–343)
- Sibylle Obenaus : Celle (page 394–421)
- Jan Lokers: Emden (page 533-569)
- Sibylle Obenaus: Göttingen (page 626–663)
- Bernhard Gelderblom : Hameln (page 698–720)
- Peter Schulze: Hanover (page 726–796)
- Peter Aufgebauer / Tamar Avraham: Hildesheim (page 835–870)
- Werner Meiners / Hartmut Peters: Jever (page 908–928)
- Rainer Sabelleck : Lüneburg (page 1006-1024)
- Daniel Fraenkel: Norden / Norderney (page 1122–1139)
- Werner Meiners: Oldenburg (pages 1172–1196)
- Tamar Avraham / Daniel Fraenkel: Osnabrück (page 1196–1220)
A total of 83 figures illustrate the manual articles in the lexicon section, which always contain a small list of sources and references. The appendix contains a glossary (pp. 1607–1619), a list of abbreviations (with explanations; pp. 1620–1623), a list of illustrations (pp. 1624–1628), and a general bibliography for the articles in the manual (p. 1629) –1636), a list of the places for the attached folding map (p. 1637 f.) And a register of the places (p. 1639–1668) - each in alphabetical order. The attached folding map with the title “The Jewish communities in Lower Saxony and Bremen” shows their affiliation to the respective land rabbinate (Braunschweig, Emden, Hanover , Hildesheim , Kassel , Oldenburg and Stade ).
Other manuals
A comparable manual has so far only appeared for Westphalia and Lippe, see the Historical Manual of the Jewish Communities in Westphalia and Lippe . It comprises four volumes and was published between 2008 and 2016.
Bibliographical information
- Herbert Obenaus (Ed. In collaboration with David Bankier and Daniel Fraenkel): Historical manual of the Jewish communities in Lower Saxony and Bremen. Volume 1 (page 1-820) and Volume 2 (page 821-1668), Wallstein-Verlag, Göttingen 2005, 1668 p. M. 83 Fig. U. 1 folding map (= The Jewish communities in Lower Saxony and Bremen); ISBN 3-89244-753-5 :
Reviews
- Joachim Piper: Right down to the smallest village. The Jewish communities in Lower Saxony. In: Evangelical newspaper. No. 27, July 10, 2005.
- Literature report. July 15, 2005.
- The first Jews were petty traders or moneylenders. In: Walsroder Zeitung. July 20, 2005.