Synagogue (Seibersbach)

Seibersbach synagogue
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place	Seibersbach
Construction year	1850s
Coordinates	49 ° 57 '37.7 "  N , 7 ° 42' 57.3"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '37.7 "  N , 7 ° 42' 57.3"  E

The synagogue in Seibersbach was built in the Soonwaldstrasse in the 1850s. In 1913 it burned out and was rebuilt. The synagogue was devastated during the November pogroms in 1938 . In November 1938, the forced sale to a private individual took place. The synagogue was completely rebuilt in the 1950s. The foundation walls and the south wall have been preserved in the building.

synagogue

There was a prayer room before the synagogue was built. The synagogue was built on Soonwaldstrasse in the 1850s. It was a simple rectangular building with a gable roof. There were arched windows in the gable ends. In 1913 there was a fire in the synagogue and the building was completely destroyed. The synagogue was rebuilt on the foundations by the Jewish community. During the November pogroms in 1938, the synagogue was devastated by five members of the SA from Dörrebach . The interior was smashed and the floor was torn out. The Torah scrolls and other books and writings were burned in front of the synagogue. On November 18, 1938, the Jewish community had to forcibly sell the site, including the synagogue, to a private individual. The purchase price was 2,674 Reichsmarks . After the owner had paid DM 2,250 to the Jewish community of Kreuznach-Birkenfeld as part of the restitution process , the latter completely rebuilt the synagogue in the 1950s. In the building, which is used privately today, the foundation walls and the entire south wall have been preserved.

Jewish community of Seibersbach

Jews settled in the Seibersbach area at least since the end of the 18th century, as evidenced by the trial of Johannes Bückler (known as Schinderhannes ). In 1798 the Jewish cattle dealer Simon Seligmann from Seibersbach was murdered by Johann Peter Petri (called Schwarzer Peter ) with the participation of Johannes Bückler. In the following years the number of Jewish community members increased and reached its peak in 1895. From this point on, the number of members decreased more and more. From around 1920 the Jewish residents living in Dörrebach also belonged to the Jewish community of Seibersbach. The Jewish community had a mikveh and a religious school. 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 Seibersbach . From 1933, after the seizure of power of Adolf Hitler , the Jewish inhabitants were increasingly disenfranchised. In addition, there were repeated anti-Jewish actions. As a result, other Jewish residents left Seibersbach. The last Jewish residents were deported in July 1942.

Development of the Jewish population

year	Jews	Jewish families	comment
1808	30th
1843	55
1858	65
1895	69		8 percent of the population
1924/25	31 or 35		Jewish residents of Seibersbach and Dörrebach (different numbers in the sources)
1933	17th
1939	7th

Source: alemannia-judaica.de; jewische-gemeinden.de

The memorial book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny 1933–1945 and the Central Database of the Names of the Holocaust Victims of Yad Vashem list 21 members of the Seibersbach Jewish community (who were born there or lived there for a while) who were during the National Socialist era were murdered.

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 , pp. 341–342.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Seibersbach (VG Stromberg, Bad Kreuznach district) . alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Seibersbach (Rhineland-Palatinate) . jewische-gemeinden.de. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
3. ^ Synagogue Seibersbach . uladig.de. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
4. ↑ 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 , pp. 341–342.
5. ^ Mark Scheibe: The notorious Schinderhannes in Taunus, Wetterau and Frankfurt. Historical Commission for the Rhineland 1789–1815, 2015, ISBN 978-3981318869 . ( limited preview in Google Book search)
6. ↑ Commemorative Book Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945 . Federal Archives. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
7. ^ Central database of the names of Holocaust victims . Yad Vashem - International Holocaust Memorial. Retrieved May 10, 2020.