Klosterneuburg Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery Klosterneuburg is a Jewish cemetery in the town of Klosterneuburg in Lower Austria .
investment
The Klosterneuburg Jewish Cemetery is located at Holzgasse 67 on a sloping site. He is surrounded by a wall. It has around 650 graves and is still occupied.
The landowner of the cemetery is the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien . With the exception of the cemetery keeper's house, it is a listed building .
history
Before the cemetery was established, the Jewish dead of Klosterneuburg were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Währing . In 1873 two Jews from Klosterneuburg died of cholera . Their corpses were not allowed to be brought to Währing. This was the reason that the Klosterneuburg prayer association had its own cemetery built, which was opened in 1874. The repayment of the debt taken on for the construction took a few years. The Klosterneuburg Prayer House Association was merged into the Israelite Community of Tulln-Klosterneuburg in 1902. Its former members founded a Chewra Kadischa in Klosterneuburg, which became the owner of the cemetery. The area was expanded in 1906 and a garage for the hearse was built in 1911 .
Most of the Jewish population was murdered or driven out during the Shoah . After 1945 the cemetery was left to decay. As the new owner of many cemeteries, the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien was unable to raise the funds to maintain them. In memory of the Viennese Shoah survivor Walter Lauber, who was committed to Jewish culture, a committee for the preservation of the Klosterneuburg Jewish cemetery was founded in 2007. In the same year, restoration work began with the demolition of the old ceremonial hall. The two Stars of David originally attached to the ceremonial hall were given a new place in 2010 on the cemetery wall, which was restored or rebuilt from 2008 to 2009 including the lattice gates. The graves were restored by 2012. The committee organized the provision of financial resources and voluntary services. Klosterneuburg Abbey was one of the largest donors .
Well-known personalities buried here
| Surname | Life dates | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Gisela Weiss | 1891-1975 | Astronomer |
See also
literature
- Reinhold Gabriel: The cemeteries of Klosterneuburg . Klosterneuburger Kulturgesellschaft, Klosterneuburg 2006, ISBN 3-9501981-0-6 ( formally incorrect ) .
- Tina Walzer : Integrating the dead into life. The Committee for the Preservation of the Jewish Cemetery in Klosterneuburg - in Memoriam Walter Lauber . In: David - Jewish culture magazine . Vol. 20, No. 77 , 2008, p. 4-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Lower Austria south of the Danube . Berger, Horn / Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85028-364-X , p. 1091 .
- ↑ a b Formation of the association and first steps to preserve the Jewish cemetery. Committee for the Preservation of the Jewish Cemetery Klosterneuburg - in Memoriam Walter Lauber, accessed on March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Tina Walzer: Jewish cemeteries in Austria and the European countries. Basic structures, framework conditions, status pictures . In: Claudia Theune , Tina Walzer (eds.): Jewish cemeteries. Place of worship, place of remembrance, memorial . Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2011, ISBN 978-3-205-78477-7 , pp. 9 .
- ^ Lower Austria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. (PDF) Federal Monuments Office , February 14, 2020, accessed on February 24, 2020 .
- ^ Origin of the Jewish cemetery. From a lecture by the religious leader Hermann Erber. Committee for the Preservation of the Jewish Cemetery Klosterneuburg - in Memoriam Walter Lauber, accessed on March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Home. Committee for the Preservation of the Jewish Cemetery Klosterneuburg - in Memoriam Walter Lauber, accessed on March 23, 2020 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 3.7 ″ N , 16 ° 18 ′ 12.9 ″ E