Jewish Community of Freistett

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A Jewish community in Freistett , a district of Rheinau in the Ortenau district in Baden-Württemberg , had existed since the 17th century.

history

For the first time, 1756 Jews are named in Freistett who traded in wood and colonial goods . The Jewish community had a synagogue , a school and a ritual bath ( mikveh ) in a bath house attached to the synagogue. The Jewish cemetery in Freistett was established around 1810. The employed teacher was also active as a prayer leader and schochet . In 1827 the community was assigned to the Bühl district rabbinate .

The four men from the Jewish community who fell in World War I stand on the war memorial of the Freistett community.

The Jewish families initially lived mainly from trading in colonial goods, raw tobacco and cattle. 1933 belonged to Jewish persons a. a. The following businesses: Leo Braunschweig cigar factory (Hauptstrasse 21), wool and dowry items Erich Hammel (Hauptstrasse 19), textile store "Neues Kaufhaus" Jenny and Julie Hammel (Rheinstrasse 7), cattle dealer Leopold Hammel (Hauptstrasse 9), tailoring Reich (Rheinstrasse 9 ). (from: alemannia judaica)

Community development

year Parishioners
1766 7 families
1825 48 people or 3.4% of the population
1852 83 people or 4.9% of the population
1880 80 people or 3.8% of the population
1885 84 people
1900 70 people or 3.1% of the population
1925 46 people or 2% of the population
1933 33 people or 1.2% of the population

National Socialist Persecution

The memorial book of the Federal Archives lists nine Jewish citizens born in Freistett who fell victim to the genocide of the National Socialist regime .

literature

  • 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).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Commemorative Book - Victims of Persecution of the Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945 . Retrieved January 18, 2010.