Deutz Jewish cemetery

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Gravestones (standing and lying) facing north-east

The Jewish cemetery on Judenkirchhofsweg in Cologne-Deutz was founded in 1695. It is the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in the area of ​​today's city of Cologne . The last burial took place during World War II in 1941.

history

In 1695, Archbishop Clemens gave the Deutz Jews a piece of land for lease on which the first burials began in 1698. After the property was reduced in size due to the construction of a lunette at the beginning of the Prussian period , the cemetery was initially reduced in size. Due to the proximity to this fort, gravestones were only allowed to be placed horizontally between the years 1859 and 1882 on the instructions of the Prussian military. The cemetery was expanded in 1859 and 1895, with corridors D – J being laid out. Since the Orthodox community "Adass Jeschurun" was not allowed to occupy a separate part of the cemetery, it laid its own in 1910Cemetery on Decksteiner Strasse in Lindenthal .

In 1918 the Deutz cemetery was closed and the new cemetery on Venloer Strasse in Bocklemünd / Mengenich was opened. In 1928 it became the property of the Cologne Jewish community.

The number of believers buried here over time is estimated at around 5,000. Since the end of the 17th century, members of the Jewish community of Deutz, as well as members of the Cologne communities that developed again after 1798, were buried.

Graves of famous personalities

Some Jewish residents of Cologne, whose names are still used today, found their final resting place here. For example, members of the Oppenheim family , who had the magnificent Glockengasse synagogue built. Even Isaac Offenbach is buried here, the seventh son of Jacques Offenbach a famous composer was. The German-Jewish philosopher and writer Moses Hess expressed his last wish to be buried here. His remains were transferred to Israel in 1961. Even David Wolffsohn , the successor of Theodor Herzl as president of the World Zionist Organization took, is buried here.

  • Family grave of the Oppenheim

  • Isaac Offenbach

  • Gravestone of Moses Hess

  • David Wolffsohn

Today's plant

Today's enclosed and 18,000 m² large cemetery is under horticultural care in an intentionally natural state. Apart from a set up container, there are no building facilities. Access is from the south-western side via the street “Judenkirchhofsweg”. Different organizations hold tours at irregular intervals. The synagogue community in Cologne is the owner and administrator .

See also

Web links

Commons : Jewish cemetery in Cologne-Deutz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Günter Leitner: Cemeteries in Cologne - in the middle of life . Fritsch, Neumarkt 2003, ISBN 3-936333-01-7
  • Klaus HS Schulte: Family book of the Deutz Jews . Messages from the city archive of Cologne. 67th issue. Böhlau, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-412-04392-3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.sgk.de/index.php/friedhof.html Homepage Synagogen-Gemeinde Köln, accessed on July 19, 2012

Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 42 "  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 54.8"  E