Jewish community of Hagenbach
The Jewish community in Hagenbach , a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department in the Alsace region , had existed since the 18th century.
history
The Jewish community had a synagogue , a Jewish school and a ritual bath ( mikveh ). In 1844 the Jewish community of Hagenbach came to the Rabbinate Altkirch when the rabbinate districts were created . In the 19th century, the congregation employed a teacher who was both a prayer leader and a schochet .
The Jewish community in Hagenbach reached its highest number of members around 1846. By moving to the cities, the congregation was reduced to seven members in 1910.
Community development
| year | Parishioners | |
|---|---|---|
| 1780 | 67 | |
| 1825 | 90 | |
| 1846 | 182 | |
| 1861 | 116 | |
| 1885 | 37 | |
| 1910 | 7th |
literature
- Hagenbach. In: Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 , Sp. 91 ( online version ).