Birkenfeld Jewish Cemetery (Nahe)

Jewish cemetery in Birkenfeld

The Jewish cemetery in Birkenfeld , a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate , was laid out in 1891/92. The Jewish cemetery is located southwest of the city on Dambacher Weg. It is a protected cultural monument .

The dead of the Jewish community in Birkenfeld were initially buried in the Jewish cemetery in Hoppstädten . The oldest gravestone in the Jewish cemetery in Birkenfeld is from 1895. The cemetery was occupied until the time of National Socialism .

In the time of National Socialism, the cemetery came into the possession of the city of Birkenfeld, which sold tombstones. There are still 19 tombstones in the 743 m² cemetery .

In 1969 a memorial plaque was placed in the cemetery with the following inscription: "In memory of the expelled and persecuted Jewish citizens of our city from 1933 to 1945."

Web links

Commons : Birkenfeld Jewish Cemetery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Coordinates: 49 ° 38 ′ 15.8 ″  N , 7 ° 9 ′ 18 ″  E