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Sinzenich Cemetery

"The town’s Jewish cemetery dates back to the beginning of the 19th century...on Pogrom Night...Gravestones from the cemetery were knocked...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Sinzenich

First Jewish presence: 1750; peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: unknown Sinzenich, home to a Jewish community from...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Siegen Cemetery

"The Jewish cemetery on Lindenberg was consecrated in 1871." Svetlana Fran Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Siegen Synagogue

"[On] July 22, 1904...the community inaugurated a synagogue on Am Obergraben (the school was moved to the same building)...On November...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Siegen

First Jewish presence: 13th century; peak Jewish population: 130 in 1925; Jewish population in 1933: 122 Jews first lived in...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Siegburg Synagogue

"In 1841, a small synagogue—the simple building featured a women’s balcony and large glass windows—was built at 26 Holzgasse, behind...

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Siegburg Cemetery

"The cemetery contains a memorial plaque." Ruth Martina Trucks Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues...

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Siegburg

First Jewish presence: 1287; peak Jewish population: 370 in 1905; Jewish population in 1933: 302 Siegburg must have been home...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Setterich Synagogue

" [At] the start of the 19th century...a synagogue was established at 9 Bahnhofstrasse...On Pogrom Night, ritual artifacts were stolen...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Setterich

First Jewish presence: 1664; peak Jewish population: 90 in 1850; Jewish population in 1933: unknown Setterich’s first documented Jew converted...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Schwerte Cemetery

Local Jews buried their dead in the cemetery at Nordwall from the mid-18th century onwards...another plaque has been unveiled at...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Schwerte Synagogue

"From the year 1805, when the municipality authorized the construction of a synagogue, and 1854, when the house of worship...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Schwerte

First Jewish presence: 1448; peak Jewish population: 142 in 1890 or 165 in 1895 (sources provide differing information); Jewish population...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Schwelm Cemetery

"[In 1819] a Jewish cemetery was consecrated in Schwelm... At the cemetery, gravestones were vandalized and knocked down [on Pogrom...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Schwelm

1st Jew. pres.: 1593; peak Jew. pop.: 100 in 1895 - 77 in 1909; Jew. pop. in 1933: 54 at...

Added Mar 25, 2020

Schwanenberg Cemetery

"A Jewish cemetery was located in the district of Lentholt, but its funding source and history are not known... No...

Added Mar 25, 2020