's-Heerenberg
Jews lived in 's-Heerenberg as early as the first half of the
14th century. A memorial book from the time records local Jews
amongst the victims of the pogroms of 1349-1350. Reports also
survive of a Jew having resided in 's-Heerenberg during the second
half of the 16th century, a time when few Jews lived in the
Netherlands.
The Jewish population of 's-Heerenberg grew over the course of the
second half of the eighteenth century. The Jewish cemetery located
on the road to Zeddam dates to prior to 1752. A synagogue in a
private home was in use in 's-Heerenberg by 1793. A permanent
synagogue was built in an alleyway called Kattenburg, today the
Oude Poortstraat, probably in 1801.
At the
outset of the 19th century the finances of the Jewish community at
's-Heerenberg were such that it could no longer retain its
religious teacher. Some years later the community was able to hire
a teacher once again. Membership in the 's-Heerenberg community
reached its high point during 1860's. A new synagogue was built,
also in the Kattenburg, in 1871. At the time, the community was
governed by a two-member directorate that was also responsible for
the Jewish education of its children. The Jewish population of
's-Heerenberg remained constant over the first four decades of the
twentieth century. Jews played an active role in the secular life
of 's-Heerenberg. Most local Jews worked in retail trade, the meat
business, and banking.
Under the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second
World War, most of the Jews living in 's-Heerenberg were deported
and murdered. Only a few local Jews managed to survive the war in
hiding. The Jewish community at 's-Heerenberg was formally
dissolved in 1947 and the location placed within the jurisdiction
of the Jewish community at Doetinchem. The synagogue at
's-Heerenberg was plundered during the occupation and was sold soon
after the war. Since 1949, the building has housed a hotel. The
Jewish cemetery on the Zeddamseweg is maintained by the local
authorities.
Jewish population of 's-Heerenberg and surroundings:
| 1809 | 131 |
| 1840 | 110 |
| 1869 | 66 |
| 1899 | 44 |
| 1930 | 41 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Gelderland : alsmede algemene...
2005
Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Gelderland : alsmede algemene
oorlogsmonumenten waarop joodse namen voorkomen.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12013463
meer treffers in Collectie > Literatuur
Zitting der Centrale Commissie tot de algemeene zaken van het Nederl. Israel....
1877
Verslag van een vergadering van de Centrale Commissie.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20027386
