Jewish cemetery (Limbach)

Limbach Jewish cemetery

The Jewish cemetery Limbach in the Lower Franconian Limbach , a district of Eltmann in the district of Haßberge lies southwest of Limbach, near the A70 . There are 154 tombstones ( mazewot ) on an area of 30 ares .

history

When the cemetery was inaugurated in 1714, no Jews lived in Limbach itself . The cemetery served as a Jewish association cemetery for the deceased of the Jewish communities of Ebelsbach , Eltmann , Knetzgau and Westheim . In 1763 the cemetery was expanded. The last burial took place in 1938.

Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 112–115, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)

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

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