Jewish cemetery (Herborn)

Herborn Jewish cemetery

Memorial stone

The Herborn Jewish Cemetery, in Herborn in the Lahn-Dill district in Hesse , was probably laid out at the beginning of the 19th century. The Jewish cemetery has an area of 25.15 acres and is located in the south of the city.

history

The cemetery served the Herborn Jewish community as a burial place and was expanded in 1879. The last known burial took place in 1940 (Sabine Reiss, née Katz). In the cemetery today there is a memorial stone with the inscription “ In memory of the Jewish citizens of the city of Herborn - 1938–1978 ”. The cemetery is a cultural monument due to the Hessian Monument Protection Act .

literature

Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online edition ).

Web links

Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof Herborn - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Jewish cemetery in Herborn near Alemannia Judaica , with many photos (accessed on March 2, 2016)
State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse (Ed.): Complete system of the Jewish cemetery In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse

50.670382 8.303526Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 13.4 " N , 8 ° 18 ′ 12.7" E