Jewish cemetery (Burgpreppach)

Burgpreppach Jewish cemetery

The Jewish cemetery Burgpreppach in Lower Franconia Burgpreppach , a market in the district of Haßberge , located just south of Burgpreppach.

The cemetery covers 27 ares and contains 397 tombstones ( mazewot ). The oldest surviving tombstone dates from 1710 to 1714. The oldest tombstones are the furthest away from the entrance gate.

history

First of all, the deceased Jews from Burgpreppach were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Ebern . In 1708, the manor of Fuchs allowed the Jews of Burgpreppach to set up their own cemetery. Funerals took place in the cemetery until September 25, 1939; Jakob Hirschmann was buried on this day.

literature

Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 38–41, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Jewish cemetery of Burgpreppach near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
[2] The central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany via the Jewish cemetery in Burgpreppach
[3] The House of Bavarian History on the Jewish cemetery in Burgpreppach

50.13703 10.64988Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 13.3 " N , 10 ° 38 ′ 59.6" E