Synagogue (Edesheim)
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| place | Edesheim | |
| Construction year | before 1830 | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 15 '46.2 " N , 8 ° 7' 53.9" E | |
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The synagogue in Edesheim was established after 1830 at Luitpoldstraße 22, in a building bought by the Jewish community. From 1925 the synagogue was only used sporadically and sold in 1931. The building has been rebuilt several times and is now used as a nightspot.
synagogue
A synagogue already existed in the community in 1815. It was located at State Street 36. This building is still preserved today. In 1830 the synagogue had become too small for the rapidly growing Jewish community. The Jewish community bought a building at Luitpoldstrasse 22 in 1830 and converted it into a synagogue. The prayer room was on the upper floor. The teacher's apartment and the school were on the ground floor. From 1925 onwards, the synagogue was only used sporadically for church services, as the number of parishioners had fallen sharply. In 1931 it was sold to a private individual. During the November pogroms in 1938 , the building remained unmolested. In the following years the building was rebuilt several times and used for various purposes. There has been a nightclub in the building since 1962. The only recognizable indications of its use as a synagogue are the arched windows on the upper floor that are still preserved today and the arched windows on the ground floor of the building. The inscription above the former portal was removed during the renovation work.
Edesheim Jewish Community
There were presumably Jews in the Edesheim area as early as the middle of the 17th century. The first evidence dates from 1775. The number of members of the Jewish community increased until the middle of the 19th century, until it fell sharply due to emigration. As early as the 1920s, the minyan required for the service was no longer achieved and the community was affiliated to the Jewish community in Edenkoben . The community had a religious school and a mikveh . At times, a separate religion teacher was employed, who also performed the duties of prayer leader and shochet . The deceased were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Essingen . In October 1940 the last remaining Jewish residents were deported to the French internment camp Gurs as part of the so-called Wagner-Bürckel campaign .
literature
- Stefan Fischbach, Ingrid Westerhoff: "... and this is the gate of heaven". Synagogues in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland . Published by the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate , State Conservatory Office of the Saarland, Synagogue Memorial Jerusalem. ( Memorial book of the synagogues in Germany , 2). Verlag Philipp von Zabern , Mainz 2005, ISBN 3-8053-3313-7 , p. 132.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Edesheim . alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b Edesheim ad Weinstrasse (Rhineland-Palatinate) . jewische-gemeinden.de. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ 30.2 Edesheim, 10 District Südliche Weinstrasse . Jewish community of the Rheinpfalz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
