Dinxperlo
Despite a lack of evidence, it is probable that Jews already
resided in Dinxperlo as early as the eighteenth century. By 1815,
the village's Jewish population was large enough for synagogue
services to be held, albeit in a private residence. Religious
lessons were given to Jewish children at the same location. At the
time, the majority of the heads of Jewish households in Dinxperlo
supported their families by begging.
At first, the Dinxperlo community
fell under the aegis of the Jewish community of Winterswijk. By
about 1830, however, the Dinxperlo community was awarded
independent status. A new synagogue was inaugurated in 1889. The
community buried its dead at a cemetery in the small village of
Beggelder.
The presence of a carpet factory owned by the Jewish Prins family
contributed to the local economy. Nevertheless, the economic
situation of most Jewish residents remained poor up to the
beginning of the twentieth century.
Because of its location on the German border, and due to the
dedication of its mayor, Dinxperlo absorbed many refugees during
the 1930's. In 1939, the fiftieth anniversary of the Dinxperlo
synagogue was celebrated festively.
In September, 1941, the Jewish
children of Dinxperlo were excluded from public education and
compelled to attend to a regional Jewish school in the city of Doetinchem. In
November, 1942, the Jews of the province of Gelderland, including
those of Dinxperlo, were deported. Only a few members of the
Dinxperlo community survived the war.
The Dinxperlo synagogue had been damaged during the war and was
later razed. In 1947, the community was officially absorbed into
that of Aalten.
In May, 1988, the Refugee Work Foundation (Stichting
Vluchtelingenwerk) unveiled a memorial at Dinxperlo to mark the
fiftieth anniversary of the sealing of the Dutch-German border by
the Nazi's to prevent the exit of refugees.
Jewish population of Dinxperlo:
| 1809 | 19 |
| 1840 | 28 |
| 1869 | 49 |
| 1899 | 63 |
| 1930 | 41 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
Prentbriefkaart
1904 (ca.)
Prentbriefkaart van de Grensstraat in Dinxperlo met synagoge, circa 1904.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006170
meer treffers in Collectie > Fotos
[Binnenlandse berichten (3)] : Arnhem
1906
Verslag van de viering van het tienjarig bestaan van de vereniging "Mekor Chajiem"./
De heer JM Wolff is gekozen tot voorzitter van de Isr. gemeenten en van het ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20000277
meer treffers in Collectie > Joodse pers
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
