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Pattensen Old Cemetery

"The Jews of Pattensen maintained two cemeteries: one on Goettinger Strasse (established in 1815), the other on Auf dem Lehmkuhlen...

Category: Cemetery
Location: Pattensen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Pattensen

First Jewish presence: 1350; peak Jewish population: 82 in 1885; Jewish population in 1933: 19 The modern Jewish community of...

Category: Residential
Location: Pattensen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Obernkirchen Synagogue

"Finally, in 1847, local Jews inaugurated a proper synagogue on Strullstrasse; damaged by fire in 1908, that building was eventually...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Obernkirchen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Obernkirchen

First Jewish presence: 16th century; peak Jewish population: 91 in 1861; Jewish population in 1933: approximately 42 Most Obernkirchen Jews...

Category: Residential
Location: Obernkirchen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Nordhorn Synagogue

" It was not until 1814 that a synagogue was inaugurated in Nordhorn (on property no. 127)... Several Jewish properties,...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Nordhorn, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Nordhorn Cemetery

"In 1864, the community established a cemetery on Bentheimer Strasse." Esther Sarah Evans Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial...

Category: Cemetery
Location: Nordhorn, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Nordhorn

First Jewish presence: 1694; peak Jewish population: 50 in 1933 Although this Jewish community’s prayer room was built before 1750,...

Category: Residential
Location: Nordhorn, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Muenden

First Jewish presence: 1520; peak Jewish population: 155 in 1875; Jewish population in 1933: 84 In Muenden, a Jewish cemetery...

Category: Residential
Location: Muenden (Hannoversch Münden), Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Meppen Synagogue & School

"In 1849, the Jews of Meppen inaugurated a synagogue on Nagelshof (later, 17, Nagelshof ), in the back of which...

Category: School
Location: Meppen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Meppen

First Jewish presence: unknown; peak Jewish population: 95 in 1871; Jewish population in 1933: 49 The earliest available record of...

Category: Residential
Location: Meppen, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Jever Synagogue

"Built in 1801 on Wasserpfortstrasse, the synagogue was replaced by a larger building in 1880. on Pogrom Night... the synagogue...

Category: Synagogue
Location: Jever, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Jever

First Jewish presence: 15th century; peak Jewish population: 219 in or around the year 1880; Jewish population in 1933: 98...

Category: Residential
Location: Jever, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Holzminden

First Jewish presence: 1557; peak Jewish population: 130 in 1890; Jewish population in 1933: 84 Although Jews lived in Holzminden...

Category: Residential
Location: Holzminden, Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Hannover New Cemetery

"In 1864, the community consecrated a new cemetery on An der Stangriede (used until the 1960s)." Benjamin Rosendahl Copyright: Pogrom...

Category: Cemetery
Location: Hanover (Hannover), Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Oberstrasse Cemetery

"The Jewish cemetery on Oberstrasse, consecrated in 1550 and in use until the mid-19th century, is the oldest intact Jewish...

Category: Cemetery
Location: Hanover (Hannover), Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

Hanover School

"In 1876, the community purchased a building at Luetzowstrasse, which housed a Jewish school and administrative offices." Benjamin Rosendahl Copyright:...

Category: School
Location: Hanover (Hannover), Lower Saxony

Added Jan 28, 2020

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