Jewish community of Dühren

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The Jewish community in Dühren , a district of the city of Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis ( Baden-Württemberg ), originated in the 17th century and existed until the second half of the 19th century.

history

In 1699, a Gewann Judenkirchhof on Eschelbacher Weg was first mentioned. The name is possibly a reference to a burial place of the Jews in Dühren. In 1717/18 there were five Jewish families in Dühren, at the beginning of the 19th century there were eight families. The highest number of Jewish residents was reached around 1822 with 43 people. Most of the Jewish families lived in the so-called Jewish corner . Several modest houses stood here in the area around the synagogue.

The Jewish community had a small synagogue and an attached house for the teacher and prayer leader . The community had been part of the Sinsheim district rabbinate since 1827 . In the second half of the 19th century, the number of Jewish residents quickly declined due to emigration and emigration. In 1875 there were only 19 people left and in 1877 the community dissolved.

synagogue

literature

  • Dühren. In: Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).
  • Joachim Hahn and Jürgen Krüger: Synagogues in Baden-Württemberg . Volume 2: Joachim Hahn: Places and Facilities . Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1843-5 ( Memorial Book of the Synagogues in Germany . Volume 4), pp. 440–442.

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