Jewish cemetery (Monheim am Rhein)

Memorial at the Jewish cemetery in Monheim

The Jewish cemetery Monheim is a Jewish cemetery in Monheim am Rhein , a town in the Mettmann district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The cemetery is on Hasenstrasse.

history

The Jewish cemetery on Sandberg may have been laid out as early as the 17th century.

Today there are 6 tombstones ( mazewot ). The last burial was made in 1960.

Desecrations

During the National Socialist era , the cemetery was desecrated on November 8, 1938. In April 2002 the cemetery was also desecrated.

Commemoration

In 1969 a memorial was erected on the Jewish cemetery (see photo).

literature

• Monheim. 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 ).

Web links

Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof (Monheim am Rhein)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Jewish cemetery in Monheim at the central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany

Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 36 "  N , 6 ° 53 ′ 55.1"  E