Jewish community of Freckenhorst

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The Jewish community of Freckenhorst existed since the 18th century and later merged into the Jewish community of Warendorf .

history

Around four Jewish families lived in Freckenhorst in the 18th century. Since 1770, Meyer Philipp's house had its own prayer room. In 1823 there were 39 Jews, in 1842 25 Jews. It is believed that there was even a mikveh in the house on the main road . In 1838 the time for Freckenhorst's own prayer hall ended when the widow of the house owner no longer wanted to make the premises available to the Jewish community.

In 1847 a discussion was held about the establishment of a separate synagogue, the alternative of which was the final incorporation into the Jewish community of Warendorf, whose synagogue had been visited by Freckenhorst Jews since 1838. The plan was dropped for cost reasons. In 1876, however, there was again a separate prayer room in Freckenhorst, which was abandoned by the beginning of the 20th century at the latest.

In the 1920s and 1930s there were still around seven Jewish families living in the village, most of whom were killed in the Stutthof concentration camp during the Holocaust .

literature

  • Elfi Pracht-Jörns : Jewish cultural heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume IV: Münster administrative district. JPBachem Verlag. Cologne 2002. pp. 504-505.