Jewish cemetery (Wattenscheid)
The Jewish cemetery of the former city of Wattenscheid , today a district of Bochum , is located on Bochumer Straße. It has existed since the 17th century. The graves were destroyed by the National Socialists in World War II and the area was used as a dumping ground for the rubble from buildings. After the end of the war, former leading National Socialists were forced to clear the cemetery grounds themselves. 21 tombstones ( mazewot ) could be secured by a stonemason. In 1972 the city of Wattenscheid erected a memorial stone in the cemetery.
See also
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 46 ″ N , 7 ° 9 ′ 3.2 ″ E