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Dransfeld

First Jewish presence: 14th century; peak Jewish population: 111 in 1863; Jewish population in 1933: 40 The modern Jewish community...

Added Jan 27, 2020

Delmenhorst Old Synagogue

"In 1838, this community established a synagogue—the building accommodated a prayer room, a schoolroom and an apartment for the teacher—on...

Added Jan 27, 2020

Delmenhorst

First Jewish presence: 1695; peak Jewish population: 182 in 1925; Jewish population in 1933: unknown In 1838, this community established...

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Celle Synagogue

"In 1740, prayer rooms were replaced by a synagogue on Im Kreise (enlarged in 1883)... On Pogrom Night, the synagogue’s...

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Celle

First Jewish presence: late 17th century; peak Jewish population: approximately 100 in the late 19th century; Jewish population in 1933:...

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Burgdorf-Salzufflen New Synagogue

"In 1811, a new synagogue was erected on Poststrasse. The earliest record of a Jewish school is dated 1841; the...

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Burgdorf-Salzufflen Old Synagogue

"A 17th-century prayer room (it was later converted into a synagogue) on Braunschweiger/Knickstrasse was destroyed in a local fire in...

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Burgdorf-Salzufflen Cemetery

"In 1694, the community consecrated a cemetery on Am Finkenherd (present-day Uetzer Strasse)...Burgdorf ’s Jewish cemetery was closed in 1939."...

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Burgdorf-Salzufflen

First Jewish presence: 17th century; peak Jewish population: 114 in 1871; Jewish population in 1933: 37 The Jews of Burgdorf-Salzufflen...

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Bremke Synagogue

"In 1828, a Gentile resident of Bremke built a synagogue on his property (42 Heiligenstaedterstrasse); the Jewish community financed the...

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Bremke

First Jewish presence: 1727; peak Jewish population: 159 in 1852 (16.7% of the total population); Jewish population in 1933: 26...

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Bodenfelde-Uslar

First Jewish presence: 1403 (Uslar), 1689 (Bodenfelde); peak Jewish population: 35 in 1885 (Uslar), 45 in 1816 (Bodenfelde); Jewish population...

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Berne

First Jewish presence: 1790; peak Jewish population: 64 in 1873; Jewish; population in 1933: 14 By 1820, the Jewish community...

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Bentheim (with Schuettorf and Gildehaus)

First Jewish presence: 14th century; peak Jewish population: 72 in 1905; Jewish population in 1933: 24 (see below) The Jewish...

Added Jan 27, 2020

Barsinghausen Synagogue

"In 1902, after the synagogue (located in a private residence) burned down, services were moved to a rented house at...

Added Jan 27, 2020

Barsinghausen New Cemetery

 "In 1910, a new one was consecrated on Kirchdorferstrasse... Memorials were erected at the cemetery and near the town hall...

Added Jan 27, 2020