Synagogue (Gissigheim)

Remnants of the former synagogue in Gissigheim

The former synagogue in Gissigheim, a district of Königheim in the Main-Tauber district , was built in 1837.

history

In 1617 a "Jewish school" is mentioned for the first time, which was probably a prayer room in a private house. The Jews from the neighboring town of Königheim visited the synagogue in Gissigheim from around 1675 to 1726. After 1626, the members of the Jewish community in Königheim began to celebrate their own church services again, and to do this they got the cantor from Gissigheim. At that time, Jews had to pay five guilders to use the synagogue. At that time there were 21 Jewish families living in Gissigheim. The exact location of the synagogue is not known, but it is believed that there was a prayer room in a Jewish private home. A new synagogue built in 1837 served as a place of worship until 1894. After it was closed, the residents visited the Königheim synagogue . The building, on which a Hebrew inscription has been preserved, was converted into a residential building.

See also

• Jewish community of Gissigheim
• Gissigheim Jewish cemetery

Web links

Commons : Synagogue  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Gissigheim (City of Königheim, Main-Tauber District) Jewish History / Prayer Hall / Synagogue near Alemannia Judaica (with photos)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Alemannia Judaica: Gissigheim (City of Königheim, Main-Tauber-Kreis) Jewish history / prayer hall / synagogue . Online at www.alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 42 "  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 13.8"  E