Jewish cemetery (Baiersdorf)
The Jewish cemetery in Baiersdorf in the Erlangen-Höchstadt district ( Bavaria ) is located in the middle of town.
description
In the 4756 m² cemetery , which is located south of the Protestant cemetery, there are around 1130 gravestones in three burial fields , including many from the 18th century. The oldest tombstone dates from 1684, the youngest from 1937. The cemetery is surrounded by a massive stone wall. The wrought iron entrance gate bears a Star of David .
history
The cemetery was probably laid out at the end of the 14th century (around 1388). A Jewish burial place is mentioned for the year 1529.
During the Nazi era , the cemetery was desecrated in 1937 and during the November pogroms in 1938 .
A memorial stone was erected in 1980 for the Jews from Baiersdorf and the surrounding area who perished during the National Socialist era.
Buried personalities
- Jakob Herz (1816–1871), doctor and professor
Web links
- [1] The Baiersdorf Jewish cemetery near Alemannia Judaica
- [2] Baiersdorf. In: Overview of all projects for the documentation of Jewish grave inscriptions in the area of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bavaria. Editor: Felicitas Grützmann, Central Archive for Research into the History of Jews in Germany , 2010
- [3] The House of Bavarian History on the Jewish cemetery in Baiersdorf
- [4] Baiersdorf - Jewish cemetery on the KulTour path in Franconia
- [5] Jewish cemetery in Baiersdorf
Coordinates: 49 ° 39 '26.5 " N , 11 ° 2' 1.9" E