Nieuweschans
Jews
of German origin settled at the garrison town of Nieuweschans in
approximately 1630. Soon after, they organized a Jewish community
together with the Jews of the nearby village of Bellingwolde.
In 1811, the community established a synagogue located in the
Achterstraat in Nieuweschans. From the nineteenth century on, the
community maintained two cemeteries. The older one, located near
the Bunderpoort in the eastern part of Nieuweschans just outside
the town's walls, was purchased in 1811. The second cemetery,
established in 1881, was located on the Kerkweg in the village of
Bellingwolde.
At the close of the nineteenth century, the Nieuweschans community
was governed by a three-member directorate. Voluntary organizations
included men's and women's burial societies. The community did not
provide organized Jewish education for its children; instead,
Jewish parents paid individually for lessons for their children
given by a visiting religious teacher from nearby Winschoten.
By the beginning of the twentieth century, the Jewish population of
Nieuweschans had fallen to the point that religious services were
held only on the high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. By
the 1920's, the required minyan of ten men required for prayer
could no longer be organized even for the high holiday services
and, thus, in 1925, the synagogue was closed. The community later
sold the synagogue building and, from the proceeds, furnished a
small place for prayer in Bellingwolde.
Under the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second
World War the remaining Jews of Nieuweschans were deported and
murdered - with the exception, that is, of two individuals who
managed to survive the war in hiding. In 1948, the Jewish community
of Nieuweschans was officially dissolved and administratively
placed under the jurisdiction of the community at Stadskanaal. The
former synagogue was purchased by the municipality of Nieuweschans
in 1968 and was restored by the national monuments preservation
authority of the Netherlands in 1973. In 2004, the building was
purchased by the Stichting Vrienden van de Nieuwe Schans (Friends
of Nieuweschans Foundation). The two Jewish cemeteries at
Nieuweschans are currently maintained by the local
authorities.
Jewish population of Nieuweschans and surroundings:
| 1809 | 46 |
| 1840 | 62 |
| 1869 | 97 |
| 1899 | 65 |
| 1930 | 48 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Fotoalbum
Twee losbladige fotoalbums met 148 kleurenfoto's van joodse
begraafplaatsen in Nederland, jaren '80.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006664
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Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
Verslag van de handelingen der Permanente Commissie van Juni 1886 tot Juni 1887.
1887
Jaarverslag van de Permanente Commissie. Onder andere: vermelding van de
geslaagden bij de examens voor godsdienstonderwijzer(es).
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20036551
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Klein en groot zijn daar gelijk : de Joodse begraafplaatsen in de provincie Groningen
2009
Klein en groot zijn daar gelijk : de Joodse begraafplaatsen in de provincie Groningen.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12015341
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Overleven : Hansie Dobschiner
Johanna Ruth Dobschiner, een Nederlandse jodin, blikt terug op de jaren die zij
als jong meisje in het door de Duitsers bezette Nederland doorbracht.
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 40000360
