Hoogeveen
The first report of Jews residing in Hoogeveen dates to the end
of the seventeenth century. Continuous settlement of Jews in
Hoogeveen began early in the eighteenth century, this despite the
efforts of the local authorities to impede the arrival and
residence of Jews.
An organized Jewish community was founded at Hoogeveen in 1755.
Beginning in the same year, religious services were held in a
private residence located on the present-day Hoofdstraat. A
synagogue was consecrated in the present-day Schutstraat in 1799.
The building was razed in 1865 or 1866 and a new synagogue was
built in its place.
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Hoogeveen, located near the Grote
Kerk, still contains a number of gravestones dating to the
eighteenth century. A second Jewish cemetery, located in the
Krakeelse Opgaande, was used by the community between 1804 and
1831. In 1831, the community established a new cemetery in the
Zuiderweg. Jews in the nearby village of Ruinen maintained a
cemetery of their own, located on the Monnikenweg.
The
Jewish population of Hoogeveen grew rapidly during the first half
of the nineteenth century. By mid-century, the Hoogeveen community
was the second largest in the province of Drenthe, exceeded in size
only by that of the town of Meppel. During this period, the
community was plagued by a number of internal conflicts. For a
time, there even was talk of a split into two communities.
Nevertheless, the community remained united and conflicts were put
aside in 1871.
The Hoogeveen community maintained a school for the Jewish
education of its children. A new school building was opened in
1872. Official organizations within the Hoogeveen community
included a synagogue council and a council for the supervision of
aid to the poor. Voluntary organizations included societies for
charity, aid to sick, and the preparation and conduct of funerals.
A Jewish theater society was active at the close of the nineteenth
century and the outset of the twentieth. Between the First and
Second World Wars several Jews served on the city council of
Hoogeveen. During the 1930's, several dozen Jewish refugees from
Germany settled in the town.
Under
the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II,
almost all the Jews of Hoogeveen were arrested in the course of a
single round-up in October of 1942. Eventually, they were deported
to Nazi death camps, following detention at the Dutch transit camp
at Westerbork. None of the deported returned alive. Several dozen
Hoogeveen Jews did manage to escape deportation and death by going
into hiding. A monument at the entrance to the Jewish cemetery on
the Zuiderweg commemorates the names of the deported and murdered
Jews.
The synagogue in the Schutstraat was plundered and badly damaged by
the Germans in 1944. The building was sold in 1948 and for years
thereafter housed a Dutch Reformed church. The building was then
sold to the Baptist community in 1995. A nearby memorial stone
honors the murdered Jews of Hoogeveen.
Today, Hoogeveen is home to an active Jewish community. In 1988,
the Hoogeveen community joined with those of Assen and Emmen to form the regional
community (NIG) of Drenthe . The Jewish cemetery on the Zuiderweg
is maintained by the local authorities.
Jewish population of Hoogeveen en surroundings:
| 1809 | 163 |
| 1840 | 286 |
| 1869 | 484 |
| 1899 | 417 |
| 1930 | 237 |
| 1951 | 27 |
| 1971 | 17 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Fotoalbum
Twee losbladige fotoalbums met 148 kleurenfoto's van joodse
begraafplaatsen in Nederland, jaren '80.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006664
meer treffers in Collectie > Fotos
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
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Jad
1912-1913
Ronde verguld zilveren jad met ketting. De wijsvinger is geringd. Achter het manchet
een bolvormige decoratie. De ketting hangt ook aan een bolvormige decoratie ...
Collectie > Museumstukken > B1841
meer treffers in Collectie > Museumstukken
[Binnenland] : Amsterdam
Vermelding van benoemingen met betrekking tot de Ned. Isr. schoolbesturen.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20031385
meer treffers in Collectie > Joodse pers
[themanummer Joden in Hoogeveen]
1989
[themanummer Joden in Hoogeveen].
Collectie > Literatuur > 11000698
