Synagogue (Igersheim)

The former synagogue in Igersheim in the Main-Tauber district was probably built in the first half of the 17th century and was used until the end of the 19th century.

history

The existing synagogue in Igersheim was probably built at the time of the Thirty Years' War , since at that time the number of men of religious age exceeded ten. The synagogue was a private house that had a room that had been converted into a prayer room. In 1674 violent clashes broke out between the Christian and Jewish sections of the population. The Christians invaded Jewish houses and destroyed or burned the entire inventory of the houses. In the course of this, the synagogue was also destroyed. After this pogrom , the synagogue was restored, but its exact location is not known. In 1832/33 a synagogue was built on the former property of Mosis Seligman (today's address: Burgstrasse 22 ), whose house was demolished because the property had come into the possession of the Jewish community in 1826. In 1832 a merger of the Jewish community of Igersheim with the Jewish community of Markelsheim was examined due to a reallocation of the Jewish communities . The building inspector from Schwäbisch Hall, Stock, was commissioned to assess the synagogues in Markelsheim and Igersheim. He came to the conclusion that the Igersheim synagogue was “badly built” and “in a very bad style” and “too low in general”. At that time, the room for men was said to have 40 seats and the gallery for women around 20 to 25 seats, which was significantly smaller than the premises in Markelsheim. Despite this poor assessment, Markelsheim became a subsidiary of Igersheim. However, due to the poor substance, the synagogue was only used until 1900. Then the synagogue in Markelsheim was used.

Web links

Commons : Synagoge (Igersheim)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Igersheim (Main-Tauber-Kreis) Jewish history / prayer hall / synagogue near Alemannia Judaica (with photos)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Alemannia Judaica: Igersheim (Main-Tauber-Kreis) Jewish history / prayer room / synagogue . Online at www.alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 41.9 "  N , 9 ° 48 ′ 58.4"  E