Poppelsdorf
First Jewish presence: 1624; peak Jewish population: 232 in 1850; Jewish population in 1933: unknown (162 in 1932)
In 1685, six Jewish families lived in Poppelsdorf, all of whom had received letters of protection from the authorities. Only 42 Jews lived there in 1808, but the community later grew as a result of tolerant French policies and the proximity of Bonn, whose administrative district the Jews of Poppelsdorf joined in 1809. In 1902, the community established a new synagogue. We also know that burials were conducted in Endenich. Beginning in 1932, as a result of Nazi persecution, community membership declined markedly. Although the community was dissolved in 1936, the synagogue remained in use. On Pogrom Night, rioters set the building on fire, destroying all but its outer walls. A memorial tablet was later unveiled at the site, now a vacant plot. By 1941, the remaining Jews of Poppelsdorf had been deported, along with those from the adjacent community of Bonn.Harold Slutzkin
Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com
Notes
Sources: Lexikon der jüdischen Gemeinde in Deutschen Sprachraum, Klaus Dieter-Alicke, [publisher] Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2008., Synagogen Internet Archiv, www.synagogen.info , Feuer in dein Heiligtum gelegt: Zerstörte Synagogen 1938 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Michael Brooke [Ed.], Meier Schwarz [foreword], [publisher] Kamp, 1999.
Details
| Date Added | Mar 19, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Category | Residential |
| Country | DE |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City | Poppelsdorf |
| Exhibits | Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany |
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