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Erwitte

First Jewish presence: 1660 (two Jews); peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: 32 (in June) Additional Jewish population...

Added Feb 16, 2020

Erkelenz

First Jewish presence: 1852; peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: unknown In 1852, a Jewish tanner named Jacob...

Added Feb 16, 2020

Epe Synagogue

"In 1907, the community inaugurated a synagogue on 5 Wilhelmstrasse; the brick building accommodated approximately 50 worshipers, a balcony for...

Added Feb 16, 2020

Epe

First Jewish presence: unknown (see below); peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: unknown Although Jews may have settled...

Added Feb 16, 2020

Embken

First Jewish presence: 1783; peak Jewish population: 59 in 1885 (10% of the total population); Jewish population in 1933: unknown...

Added Feb 16, 2020

Elsdorf

First Jewish presence: 1703; peak Jewish population: 68 in 1871; Jewish population in 1933: 43 The first available record of...

Added Feb 14, 2020

Eitorf Cemetery

"They did manage to open their own cemetery in 1918" Esther Sarah Evans Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial...

Added Feb 14, 2020

Eitorf

First Jewish presence 1810-1820; peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: unknown The first Jewish family to settle in...

Added Feb 14, 2020

Duisburg-Ruhrort Synagogue

"August 13, 1841, when a synagogue was inaugurated at 21 Landwehrstrasse...The synagogue was heavily damaged in the pogrom of November...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duisburg-Ruhrort

First Jewish presence: 17th century; peak Jewish population: 520 in 1910; Jewish population in 1932/33: 150 Several Jewish families settled...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duisburg-Hamborn

First Jewish presence: 1893; peak Jewish population: 818 in 1925; Jewish population in 1933: 685 It was not until 1893...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duisburg-Hamborn Synagogue

"In 1905, local Jews were permitted to take over a vacant Evangelical church on Kaiser-Friedrich- Strasse, which they renovated and...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duisburg

First Jewish presence: 1241; peak Jewish population: 1,805 in 1933; Jewish population in 1933: 1,805 A small number of Jews...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duesseldorf-Benrath

According to a Duesseldorf address book, 22 Jews lived in Benrath in 1903 (Benrath became a district of Duesseldorf in...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duesseldorf Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery)

"Other communal institutions included a [cemetery, the] Alter Friedhof, Ulmenstrasse (1890-1922)" Heidemarie Wawrzyn Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial...

Added Feb 13, 2020

Duesseldorf Great Synagogue

"In response to the fact that the city’s Jewish population experienced significant growth during the late 19th century, the community...

Added Feb 13, 2020