Jewish cemetery (Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke)

The Jewish cemetery Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke is a Jewish cemetery in Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke in Lower Franconia , a municipality in the Rhön-Grabfeld district in Bavaria .

Jewish cemetery Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke

history

The first Jews in Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke are attested to in 1656. Their share in the population of the place rose to over 30% by the middle of the 19th century. The oldest known tombstone ( Mazewa ) in the cemetery dates back to 1833 . According to a memorial plaque , the four Jews A. Reuter, Bertha Leopold, Clara Mandelbaum and Meier Neumann donated the cemetery wall in 1883 or 1885; they later emigrated to the USA .

The last burial in the cemetery took place in 1905.

Location and characterization

The cemetery is located north of Sulzdorf on the B 279 . On its 10.7 ares large area there are still 92 tombstones today.

literature

Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 180-183, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)

Web links

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

[1] The Jewish cemetery in Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
[2] The central archive for researching the history of Jews in Germany via the Jewish cemetery in Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke
[3] The House of Bavarian History on the Jewish cemetery in Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke

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