Jewish cemetery (Weinsheim)

The Jewish cemetery Weinsheim is a cemetery in the local community of Weinsheim in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The Jewish cemetery is located south of the village in the district "An der Leimkaut". It can be reached via the Scholländer Weg.

In the 550 m² cemetery, which was laid out around 1830/40 and occupied until 1930, there are 21 gravestones . In 1955 the cemetery was desecrated . In 1961 a memorial stone was erected for the Jews from Weinsheim who were murdered during the Nazi era . Text of the memorial stone:

The through nat.soz. Persecution to commemorate the Jewish citizens of the Weinsheim community. Max Braun Amalie Braun Eugen Braun Irene Braun Moses Hirsch Susanne Hirsch Werner Hirsch Moritz Mayer Max Mayer.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Weinsheim (near Bad Kreuznach) #Monument zones

Web links

• Weinsheim Jewish cemetery at the central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany
• Jewish cemetery Weinsheim near Alemannia Judaica (with 13 photos)

Coordinates: 49 ° 49 '55.9 "  N , 7 ° 45' 48.9"  E