Synagogue Sien (near Idar-Oberstein)

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The synagogue in Sien was built in 1843 at Hohl 6. It was used until the beginning of 1920. In 1935 the building was acquired by the municipality of Sien in a foreclosure auction and sold to a private individual. He converted the synagogue into a residential building that is still in use today.

synagogue

There was already a prayer room in the community before 1843. When it became too small in 1839 due to the increased membership of the Jewish community, the construction of a synagogue was planned. The cause was supported by the mayor of the municipality of Sien, who, in addition to the construction, also supported a financial grant. In 1843, the synagogue was inaugurated in the Hohl 6. It was a simple rectangular building. In the side wall facing away from the street there were four arched windows. In one gable end there were two arched windows and above them two rectangular windows. The women's gallery could be reached via a wooden staircase. From around 1900 the number of members of the community had decreased so much that services, with the participation of the Jewish residents of Oberreidenbach and Sienhachenbach , could only take place on public holidays and the Sabbath . From 1920 onwards, the minyan , which was required to hold a service, was no longer achieved and the synagogue was no longer used. In 1935 the municipality of Sien bought the building in a foreclosure auction for 1,000 Reichsmarks and sold it to a private individual. He converted the synagogue into a residential building. This circumstance meant that the building remained unmolested during the November pogroms in 1938 . The building is still used today as a residential building. Today, a notice board with a picture of the synagogue from the 1920s reminds of the original use of the building.

Jewish Community of Sien

The first Jews settled in the area of ​​Sien around the middle of the 18th century with the permission of Prince Salm-Kyrburg and the Lords of Sickingen . They were so-called protective Jews . For a time, the Jewish community also included the inhabitants of the Jewish faith in Oberreidenbach, Sienhachenbach and Hundsbach. The community had its own 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 Sien. In the middle of the 19th century Sien emigrated and most of the members of the Jewish community left Sien. Many emigrated to the United States . In 1925 there were 10 members of the Jewish community in Sien. The last inhabitants were deported in 1941.

Development of the Jewish population

year Jews Jewish families comment
1760/70 5 to 10
1808 42
1828 51
1834 66
1843 71
1852 72 13 percent of the population of Sien
1865 165 Entire Mayorry of Sien
1895 36
1925 10
1941 6th

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

The Memorial Book - Victims of the Persecution of Jews under National Socialist Tyranny 1933–1945 and the Central Database of the Names of the Holocaust Victims of Yad Vashem list 16 members of the Jewish community of Sien (who were born there or lived temporarily) who were during the time of National Socialism were murdered.

literature

  • Cilli Kasper-Holtkatte: Jews on the move. On the social history of a minority in the Saar-Mosel area around 1800. In: Helmut Castritius (Ed.), Alfred Haverkamp (Ed.), Franz Irsigler (Ed.), Stefi Jersch-Wenzel (Ed.): Research on the history of the Jews (= Research on the history of the Jews. Volume 3). Hahnsche Buchhandlung Verlag, Hanover 1996, ISBN 978-3775256124 . ( online )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sien with Oberreidenbach and Sienhachenbach . alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c Sien (Rhineland-Palatinate) . jewische-gemeinden.de. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ History: Modern Times . Sien parish. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Commemorative Book Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933–1945 . Federal Archives. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Central database of the names of Holocaust victims . Yad Vashem - International Holocaust Memorial. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 29.6 ″  N , 7 ° 29 ′ 45.9 ″  E