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Schoenebeck

First Jewish presence: 1230; peak Jewish population: 120 in 1880; Jewish population in 1933: 33 A report from 1230, the...

Added Feb 06, 2020

Sandersleben

First Jewish presence: early 17th century; peak Jewish population: 178 in 1807; Jewish population in 1933: unknown Although the Jews...

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Salzwedel

First Jewish presence: early 14th century; peak Jewish population: 103 in 1840; Jewish population in 1933: 64 It was not...

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Koethen

First Jewish presence: 14th century; peak Jewish population: 350 in 1875; Jewish population in 1933: 156 Official documents from 1620...

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Jessnitz/ Mulde

First Jewish presence: 1680; peak Jewish population: 165 in 1835- 40; Jewish population in 1933: 29 The Jews of Jessnitz...

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Egeln

First Jewish presence: 16th century; peak Jewish population: 26 in 1910; Jewish population in 1933: 25 Although the history of...

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Coswig

First Jewish presence: 18th century; peak Jewish population: 65 in 1845; Jewish population in 1933: 9 At the beginning of...

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Halle on Saale

First Jewish presence: 12th century (second half ); peak Jewish population: 1,387 in 1910; Jewish population in 1933: 1,300 The...

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Eisleben

First Jewish presence: 14th century; peak Jewish population: 138 in 1854; Jewish population in 1933: 85 Eisleben’s 14th-century Jewish community...

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Dessau on Saale

First Jewish presence: 1672 (25 families); peak Jewish population: 807 in 1818 (approximately 9% of total pop.); Jewish population in...

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Bernburg

First Jewish presence: 17th century; peak Jewish population: 405 in 1864; Jewish population in 1933: 195 Jews established a significant...

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Soetern Cemetery

"On Pogrom Night...the cemetery was desecrated...Soetern’s Jewish cemetery was renovated in 1946 and desecrated in 2008." Esther Sarah Evans Copyright:...

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Soetern Synagogue

"Soetern’s modern Jewish community established...a synagogue (at 30 Hopstaedten) in 1840... On Pogrom Night, Jews were forced to destroy the...

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Soetern

First Jewish presence: early 17th century (possibly earlier); peak Jewish population: 233 in 1846; Jewish population in 1933: 9 Records...

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Sankt Wendel Synagogue

"[in] 1902... the community inaugurated a synagogue on Kelsweilerstrasse; the synagogue, which seated 84 men and 52 women, was renovated...

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Sankt Wendel

First Jewish presence: 1358 (perhaps earlier); peak Jewish population: 143 in 1923; Jewish population in 1933: unknown (130 in 1932)...

Added Feb 06, 2020