Jewish cemetery (Hartenfels)
The Jewish cemetery in Hartenfels , a local community in the Westerwaldkreis ( Rhineland-Palatinate ), was probably laid out in the first half of the 19th century. The cemetery was built outside the town center, but is now in a residential area. The Jewish cemetery is on Kurfürstenstrasse at the confluence with Hochstrasse. It is a protected cultural monument .
history
Until 1905, burials took place in the 8.05 acres large cemetery. The last funeral was Esther Weinberg, who died on April 19, 1905 in Hartenfels. Today 25 tombstones ( mazewot ) are still preserved in the cemetery.
literature
- Hartenfels. In: Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).
- Josef Marx: Chronicle of the local community Hartenfels. Hachenburg 1999, pp. 550-554.
Web links
Commons : Hartenfels Jewish Cemetery - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Hartenfels Jewish cemetery at the central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany
- Hartenfels Jewish cemetery near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
Jewish cemeteries in the Westerwaldkreis
Gemünden | Grenzhausen | Hachenburg | Hartenfels | Maxsain | Meudt | Montabaur | Seltzer | Westerburg
Coordinates: 50 ° 34'25.1 " N , 7 ° 47'18.9" E.