Ulrum(-Leens)
Jews settled in Ulrum and Leens during the second half of the
18th century. Initially, both villages fell within the jurisdiction
of the Jewish community at Winsum. In 1806, a building was
purchased in Leens to serve as a synagogue for the Jews of
Ulrum-Leens and the surrounding villages. In 1877, the Jews of
Ulrum-Leens were on board at the status of an independent
community. In 1887, a new synagogue was opened in the
Julianastraat. The local municipality provided Jewish residents
with their own section of the public cemetery; the cemetery was
maintained by the municipality.
The
majority of the Jews in Ulrum-Leens and surroundings worked as
vendors and peddlers, occupations that fell into decline with the
rise of industrialization and mass migration to urban areas. Local
Jews joined the departure larger cities and of the Jewish
population of Ulrum-Leens declined accordingly.
During the World War II German occupation of the Netherlands all of
the remaining Jews in Ulrum-Leens were deported and murdered. The
synagogue was heavily damaged during the occupation and it is
unknown what became of its contents. The building was converted
into a private residence after the war. In 1947, the Jewish
community at Ulrum-Leens was formally dissolved and the locale
placed within the jurisdiction of the Jewish community at Groningen.
Jewish population of Ulrum-Leens and surroundings:
| 1809 | 18 |
| 1840 | 26 |
| 1869 | 40 |
| 1899 | 45 |
| 1930 | 20 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
Prentbriefkaart
1958 (ca.)
Julianalaan in Leens, met voormalige synagoge, 1958.
Collectie > Fotos > 40001094
Overzichtsfoto
1981
foto's (3) van joodse begraafplaats Leens.
Collectie > Fotos > 40002416
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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Verslag van de handelingen der permanente commissie, van Juni 1876 tot Juni 1877.
1877
Het eerste deel van het verslag van de permanente commissie behandelt nieuwe
gemeentes, bouw en herstel van synagogen en godsdienstonderwijs.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20027453
