Eppelsheim Jewish cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Eppelsheim ( Alzey-Worms district , Rhineland-Palatinate ) was laid out in 1833 on an elongated rectangular area on Dintesheimer Weg west of the village and enclosed with a quarry stone wall. The cemetery also served as a burial place for Jews from Gundersheim, just under four kilometers away, and Westhofen, more than seven kilometers away . 70 tombs with dates of death from 1817 (!) To 1916 have been preserved. Since 1977 the gravestones , which are mainly made of sandstone and, in the case of the most recent examples, of Black Swedish , have been placed on the wall. In addition to steles with arches, there are obelisks with palm branches, the Book of Life with a bent rose and those with gable ends and in aedicule shape . One stele is decorated with the relief of a Levite jug .

After the synagogue fell in the 19th century, the cemetery is the only remaining testimony to the local Jewish community.

The Jewish cemetery is protected in accordance with Section 3 (1) in conjunction with Section 5 (5) of the Rhineland-Palatinate Monument Protection Act.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Eppelsheim

literature

• Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany: Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate Volume 20.1: District of Alzey-Worms . Verbandsgemeinde Alzey-Land . Published on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Science, Further Education and Culture by the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate Directorate State Monument Preservation. Edited by Michael Huyer and Dieter Krienke. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft : Worms 2013. ISBN 978-3-88462-327-5 ; P. 116

Web links

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

Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ 23.9 "  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 38.5"  E