Jewish cemetery (Sarre-Union)

Jewish cemetery in Sarre-Union

The Jewish cemetery in Sarre-Union , a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region , was laid out in the second half of the 18th century. The Jewish cemetery at Chemin Axmatt is still occupied by the Jewish families living in Sarre-Union and the surrounding area. There are about 400 tombstones in the cemetery .

Desecrations of the cemetery

In 1988, 60 tombstones were overturned. In 2001 54 graves were devastated and in February 2015 about 250 graves were devastated.

literature

• 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 : Jewish Cemetery (Sarre-Union)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jewish cemetery Sarre-Union near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)

Coordinates: 48 ° 56 '28.9 "  N , 7 ° 4' 55.7"  E