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Twistringen Cemetery

"We also know that this community maintained... after 1789, a cemetery just north of Twistringen. " Esther Sarah Evans Copyright:...

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Twistringen

First Jewish presence: 1730; peak Jewish population: 40 in 1858; Jewish population in 1933: unknown Twistringen’s synagogue association, which included...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Stadtoldendorf Synagogue

"[in] 1855, when the community inaugurated a synagogue—the building had been acquired in 1853—on Kuhstrasse... [On Pogrom Night] The Nazis...

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Stadtoldendorf

First Jewish presence: early 18th century; peak Jewish population: 86 in 1875; Jewish population in 1933: unknown (43 in 1932)...

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Stadthagen Synagogue

"In 1857, Stadthagen’s Jews built a new prayer room at 19 Niedernstrasse; officially opened in 1858, it was acquired by...

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Stadthagen

First Jewish presence: 1383; peak Jewish population: 62 in 1905; Jewish population in 1933: 60 Records from 1583 mention a...

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Soegel

First Jewish presence: 18th century (second half ); peak Jewish population: 92 in 1913; Jewish population in 1933: 77 In...

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Sehnde

First Jewish presence: 1820s; peak Jewish population: 19 in 1885; Jewish population in 1933: 11 This tiny community of Jewish...

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Jacobson Schule

"Established in Seesen in 1801, the Jacobs School, which offered religious studies and vocational training, enrolled Jewish and, later, Christian...

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Jacobstempel

"A synagogue [was] built on the school’s premises, in 1810...On Pogrom Night, the synagogue ...[was] burned down;...in 1944, the state...

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Seesen Cemetery

"The Jewish community established a cemetery on Dehnestrasse in 1805;...[in or after 1933] the cemetery [was] sold." Heike Zaun Goshen...

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Seesen

First Jewish presence: 15th century; peak Jewish population: 209 in 1895; Jewish population in 1933: 44 In 1895, when this...

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Salzhemmendorf Synagogue

"In 1848, the Salzhemmendorf Jewish community replaced an older prayer room (located in a private residence) with a synagogue on...

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Salzhemmendorf

First Jewish presence: late 17th century; peak Jewish population: 30 in 1885; Jewish population in 1933: 6 The Jewish community...

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Sagan Judengasse

" By the mid- 14th century, most were living on the Judengasse, or “Jews’ alley,” (present-day Słowackiego). In 1462, after...

Added Jan 30, 2020

Kaldenkirchen

First Jewish presence: 1721; peak Jewish population: 56 in 1868; Jewish population in 1933: 44 The earliest available record of...

Added Jan 30, 2020