Jewish cemetery (Billerbeck)
The Billerbeck Jewish cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Billerbeck , a town in the Coesfeld district in North Rhine-Westphalia . The cemetery is located on the outskirts in the direction of Rorup and has been a listed building since 1995 .
history
In the second half of the 17th century the first Jews settled in Billerbeck. A Jewish cemetery has existed near today's cemetery since the 1760s, but no visible traces have been preserved.
The Jewish community in Billerbeck first buried their dead in the Jewish cemetery in Coesfeld . The newly built Jewish cemetery in Billerbeck was first occupied in 1879 and the last burial was in 1939. Today there are still 20 tombstones ( Mazewot ) in the cemetery.
literature
- Matthias M. Ester: The Jewish cemetery in Billerbeck . In: Geschichte der Stadt Billerbeck, Bielefeld 2012, pp. 554-573. [not evaluated].
- 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 ( online edition ).
- Peter Ilisch: Jewish life in Wigbold Billerbeck . In: Geschichtsblätter des Kreis Coesfeld 32, 2007, pp. 15–38. [not evaluated].
Web links
Commons : Jewish Cemetery - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- [1] The central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany via the Jewish cemetery in Billerbeck
- [2] The Wolfgang Suwelack Foundation on the Jewish cemetery in Billerbeck (with photos)
Coordinates: 51 ° 58 ′ 39.7 ″ N , 7 ° 17 ′ 5 ″ E