Synagogue district of Rüdesheim
The synagogue district of Rüdesheim , based in Rüdesheim am Rhein , a town in the Rheingau-Taunus district in Hesse , was a synagogue district that was created on the basis of the Prussian Jewish Law of 1847 . After the Duchy of Nassau lost the German War on Austria's side in 1866 , it was annexed by Prussia . Before that there were the Nassau synagogue districts .
In addition to the Jewish community of Rüdesheim, the synagogue district also included the Jews in Geisenheim and Winkel .
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).