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Alzey New Synagogue

"We also know that a new synagogue—it accommodated over 220 worshipers—was inaugurated in Alzey in 1854, and that the town...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Alzey

First Jewish presence: 13th century; peak Jewish population: 364 in 1855; Jewish population in 1933: 197 The earliest available record...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Altenkirchen

First Jewish presence: 1734; peak Jewish population: 260 in 1908; Jewish population in 1933: 70 The Jewish community of Altenkirchen,...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Altenbamberg Cemetery

"By the end of the 19th century, local Jews had consecrated a new cemetery (probably in 1873).. .We also know...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Altenbamberg Synagogue

"1892, when a synagogue was built on Hintergasse (later renamed Burgstrasse)... On Pogrom Night, Altenbamberg’s synagogue was set on fire;...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Altenbamberg

First Jewish presence: 18th century; peak Jewish population: 66 in 1873 (see below); Jewish population in 1933: 32 This community...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Albersweiler Old Synagogue

"Records suggest that Albersweiler’s first synagogue was built before 1700 on present-day Hohlstrasse...As for the older synagogue, it was demolished...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Albersweiler New Synagogue

"We also know that, in 1868, the community inaugurated a new, Moorish- style synagogue on what was then called Synagogengasse.......

Added Apr 07, 2020

Albersweiler

First Jewish presence: 1529; peak Jewish population: 271 in 1848; Jewish population in 1933: 32 A Jewish presence was recorded...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Ahrweiler Synagogue

"The community inaugurated...a synagogue, on Altenbaustrasse, in 1894...On Pogrom Night, SA men smashed the synagogue’s windows, overturned its benches and...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Ahrweiler

First Jewish presence: 13th century; peak Jewish population: 82 in 1885; Jewish population in 1933: 31 Jews settled in Ahrweiler...

Added Apr 07, 2020

Teterow

First Jewish presence: 1492; peak Jewish population: 116 in 1845; Jewish population in 1933: 17 The earliest record of the...

Added Mar 26, 2020

Stavenhagen

First Jewish population: mid-1700s; peak Jewish population: 32 in 1910; Jewish population in 1933: 10 Jews might have lived in...

Added Mar 26, 2020

Schwerin

First Jewish presence: 1266; peak Jewish population: 391 in 1875; Jewish population in 1933: 151 A small number of Jews...

Added Mar 26, 2020

Rostock Synagogue

"[In] 1902, when, with funds donated by a wealthy local Jew, the community purchased a plot of land and built...

Added Mar 26, 2020

Rostock

First Jewish presence: 1279; peak Jewish population: 360 in 1933; Jewish population in 1933: 360 Rostock was founded in the...

Added Mar 26, 2020