Regional association of the Jewish communities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Rostock's synagogue 1902

The regional association of Jewish communities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Kdö.R is an association of Jewish communities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with its headquarters in Schwerin , where it was re-established in 1947 after the Second World War. Was instrumental in Franz Unikower , from 1948 president for many years.

The regional association is a member of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and, in contrast to the year 1933 with 47 Jewish communities, today only includes two Jewish communities: For example, the Jewish community of Rostock and Schwerin with a total of 1730 (as of 2007) community members. The Jewish community of Wismar citizens of the Jewish faith with 140 community members belongs to the Schwerin community founded in 1994 with a total of around 900 members. The Rostock community has around 700 members.

The relationship between the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the regional association of Jewish communities was regulated in a state church contract. The contract was signed on June 14, 1996 and entered into force on October 5, 1996. According to this, the state association is the contact person for the state government and the state institutions in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for Jewish matters.

The regional association, the Ministry of Culture and the City of Schwerin signed an agreement on December 10, 2007 to build a new synagogue in Schwerin. The synagogue was inaugurated on December 3, 2008.

literature

• Maercker, Traugott: Supplements to the history of the Jews in Wismar . In: Mitteilungsblatt der Altschülerschaft Wismar, Vol. 95 (2001), pp. 45–46
• Langusch, Steffen: On the history of the Jews in Wismar. In: Mitteilungsblatt der Altschülerschaft Wismar, Vol. 94 (2000), pp. 22-27
• Hoch, Hans G .: My memories of citizens of Wismar of the Jewish faith . In: Mitteilungsblatt der Altschülerschaft Wismar, Vol. 94 (2000), pp. 28-30

Individual evidence

1. ↑ «On Shabbat our synagogue is overcrowded» . In: Jewish newspaper . September 2006. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved on May 10, 2013.
2. ↑ "The new building of the synagogue on a historical site is an important sign" - City President Stephan Nolte visited the Jewish community in Schwerin . Schwerin.de. April 24, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
3. ↑ Steffi Bollag: A visit to the Jewish community in Schwerin: The future has a long past . hagalil.com. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ Regional Association of Jewish Communities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . mecklenburg-vorpommern.eu. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. 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 May 10, 2013. 
5. ↑ Contract between the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the regional association of Jewish communities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (PDF; 12 kB) spcp.prf.cuni.cz. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
6. ^ Axel Junk, Mariette Gebauer: New synagogues for Potsdam and Schwerin . Central Council of Jews in Germany. Retrieved on May 10, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
7. ↑ Hope and Remembrance . In: Jewish newspaper . September 2008. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved on May 10, 2013.
8. ↑ Schwerin's new synagogue inaugurated . mecklenburg-vorpommern.eu. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 10, 2013.