Jewish cemetery (Oberwaldbehrungen)

Jewish cemetery in Oberwaldbehrungen

The Oberwaldbehrungen Jewish cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Oberwaldbehrungen , a district of the Lower Franconian community of Ostheim vor der Rhön in the Rhön-Grabfeld district .

history

Before the cemetery was established in 1842, the deceased local Jews were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Neustädtles (until 1890) and the Jewish cemetery in Kleinbardorf . Those in charge of the city demanded a high price from the Jewish community for the sale of the square and gave it to them for "all time".

There were several desecrations of the cemetery, such as in 1985.

Location and characterization

The cemetery is located one kilometer from Oberwaldbehrungen in a north-westerly direction near the holiday home area. There are about 130 tombstones ( Mazewot ) on an area of 29.2 ares .

literature

Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 142–145, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)

Web links

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

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

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