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Werne

First Jewish presence: 16th century; peak Jewish population: 80 in the mid-19th century; Jewish population in 1933: 45 Jews (nine...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Werl New Cemetery

"The modern Jewish community consecrated another cemetery, on Grafenstrasse, in the 19th century." Svetlana Frank Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 -...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Werl Synagogue

"The community built a new synagogue, on Baeckerstrasse, in 1811; the building was renovated in 1897, after which men and...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Werl

First Jewish presence: 1565; peak Jewish population: 144 in 1897; Jewish population in 1933: 41 In Werl, most Jews earned...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Weisweiler

First Jewish presence: 1546; peak Jewish population: 166 in 1926; Jewish population in 1933: 107 The Jews of Weisweiler were...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Weilerswist

First Jewish presence: 1650; peak Jewish population: 54 in 1869; Jewish population in 1933: 24 In 1848, a Jewish community...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Warendorf New Cemetery

"In [1810] local Jews opened...a new cemetery—the latter replaced the older cemetery, which had been laid in 1772—" Ruth Martina...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Warendorf

First Jewish presence: 14th century; peak Jewish population: 99 in 1833; Jewish population in 1933: 43 A Judenstrasse (“Jews’ street”)...

Added Feb 18, 2020

Warburg

First Jewish presence: 1559; peak Jewish population: 295 in 1909; Jewish population in 1933: 160 The earliest record of a...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Wanne-Eikel

1st Jewish presence: 1748; peak Jewish pop.: 316 in 1925 and 1930; Jewish pop. in 1933: 270 (at the beginning...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Wadersloh

First Jewish presence: 1846; peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: unknown We know very little about this small...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Voerden

First Jewish presence: 1704; peak Jewish population: 38 in 1871; Jewish population in 1933: 18 The Jewish population of the...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Vlotho

First Jewish presence: 17th century; peak Jewish population: 137 in 1855; Jewish population in 1933: 65 Even though only one...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Viersen

First Jewish presence: 1712; peak Jewish population: 157 in 1925 or 160 in 1927; Jewish population in 1933: 130 or...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Versmold

First Jewish presence: late 17th century; peak Jewish population: 65 in 1860; Jewish population in 1933: 31 Although Jews settled...

Added Feb 17, 2020

Velbert Cemetery

"Records suggest that the town’s Jewish cemetery was already in use in 1840, and we know for certain that it...

Added Feb 17, 2020