Kirjat Mattersdorf
Kirjat Mattersdorf ( Hebrew קריית מטרסדורף; English Kiryat Mattersdorf ) is an ultra-Orthodox community in the north of Jerusalem , Israel . It was founded in 1948 by Samuel Ehrenfeldt, the last chief rabbi of Mattersdorf (known under the current name Mattersburg ). After his son, his grandson is now the rabbi of the community and holder of the “Mattersdorfer Gelehrsamkeit”, the Torah school there, which before 1938 had a supraregional reputation.
Mattersdorf in the Austrian Burgenland was one of the seven old Jewish communities ( "Siebengemeinden" ) that were under the protection of Prince Esterházy . With the "annexation" of Austria to the German Reich, the Mattersburg Jews were expelled, expatriated and expropriated within a few months. Some of the Mattersburg Jews were able to emigrate, others were entered in transport lists in Vienna and deported to the concentration camps. Around 100 Jewish men, women and children from Mattersburg are believed to have perished in the concentration and extermination camps of the Nazi regime.
Individual evidence
- ↑ derstandard.at, Wolfgang Weisgram: Memory lies beneath the pavement. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ↑ vhs-burgenland.at, Scheva Kehillot: Mattersdorf / Mattersburg (from 1924). ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
Coordinates: 31 ° 47 '44.9 " N , 35 ° 12' 6.7" E