The presence of an organized Jewish community in Beilen dates to
1850.
In 1855, the Beilen community was brought under the aegis of the
Jewish community of Assen. In its early years, the Beilen community
held religious services in a small private house. In 1885, a new
synagogue was dedicated. Its construction was supported in part by
donations from local non-Jews.
In 1860, the Beilen community founded a burial society of its own
and purchased a site for a cemetery at the nearby settlement of
Eursing.
The Jewish children of Beilen received their religious education
from teachers from nearby communities From 1903 on, the community
disposed of a permanent school building. The Jews of Beilen did not
have their own ritual bath but used ritual baths at Assen and
Hoogeveen when needed.
In 1939, a camp for refugees from Germany was built at Westerbork,
within the boundaries of Beilen. Ironically, the camp was used
during the Second World War as a detention center for Dutch Jews
prior to their deportation to concentration camps in Germany and
Poland. The site of the former camp is now home to the Memorial Center Camp
Westerbork.
The majority of the Jews of the Beilen perished in Nazi death
camps. The mayor of Beilen refused to cooperate in their
deportation and was dismissed from office and expelled from the
province of Drenthe. Following the deportations, the Beilen
synagogue was robbed of its contents and used by the Germans as a
garage. The synagogue was razed after the war.
In 1950, Beilen's Jewish community organization was dissolved and
merged into that of Assen. Today local authorities care for Beilen's
Jewish cemetery. Since 1991, the pediment of the façade of the
former synagogue is on display in the hallway of Beilen's town
hall.
The Jewish population of Beilen:
| 1809 | 21 |
| 1840 | 26 |
| 1869 | 71 |
| 1899 | 69 |
| 1930 | 65 |
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
Handleiding tot de kennis en voorschriften omtrent de besnijdenis
1896-1930
Besnijdenisregister van Salomon Abraham van Witsen, 1896-1930.
Collectie > Documenten > 00002324
Diploma
1910
foto van diploma voor Bertha Denneboom ter herinnering aan het
25-jarig bestaan van de synagoge te Beilen, 1910.
Collectie > Fotos > 40002690
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[Binnenland] : Beilen
1904
Verslag van de installatie van de heer J. van Dam als leraar van
de Isr. gemeente en opvolger van de heer A. Granaada.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20000403
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Denneboom (Beilen - Leek - Israel)
1994
Denneboom (Beilen - Leek - Israel).
Collectie > Literatuur > 11509598
Interview met Bertha Menco (Denneboom ) en Rivka (Beilen, 1900-07-26) over jeugd in...
1983
titel, Interview met Bertha Menco (Denneboom ) en Rivka (Beilen, 1900-07-26) over
jeugd in Beilen, joodse les en joods leven in de mediene. maker, Cahen, Joël. ...
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 30000010