First Jewish presence: 1687; peak Jewish population: 145 in 1836; Jewish population in 1933: 56
Built in 1815, Buende’s first synagogue was established behind an existing building, meaning that it could not be accessed from the street; instead, congregants traversed a narrow path through the yard. The synagogue building was rather small—seating became a real problem during holidays, and children often stood through services—but the community was never able to establish a larger house of worship. Buende was home to a Jewish school until 1895, and we also know that Jews were active in local politics. On Pogrom Night, with the help of the fire department, the synagogue was destroyed and the cemetery desecrated. As a result of its proximity to the Schierholz Hotel, however, the synagogue building was not set on fire. All local Jewish men were deported to Buchenwald on Pogrom Night, as were, on a later date, the women and children. The synagogue site now accommodates a parking lot. Buende’s Jewish cemetery houses a memorial plaque.Moshe Finkel
Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com
Notes
Sources: The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, Shmuel Spector [Ed.], [publisher] Yad Vashem and the New York University Press, 2001., Feuer in dein Heiligtum gelegt: Zerstörte Synagogen 1938 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Michael Brooke [Ed.], Meier Schwarz [foreword], [publisher] Kamp, 1999., Synagogen Internet Archiv, www.synagogen.info
Details
| Date Added | Feb 11, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Category | Residential |
| Country | DE |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City | Buende (Bünde) |
| Exhibits | Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany |
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