Eijsden
During the eighteenth century, the city of Maastricht
maintained a strict policy restricting the residence rights of
Jews. As a result, Jewish populations arose in the smaller
settlements surrounding Maastricht, including Eijsden. Jews lived
in Eijsden from the beginning of the eighteenth century on. Most
were active as traders in cheese, tobacco, spices, gold, or
silver.
Prior to
1779, the Jews of Eijsden had established a synagogue in a private
home. In 1782, they built a new synagogue on the Diepstraat. The
Diepstraat synagogue was used by the community until 1935; since
then, it has been maintained as a National Monument.
In 1816, the Central Consistory (NIK) declared the
Eijsden community to be Bijkerk or local community, under
the aegis of the Ring or regional community of Maastricht.
The Eijsden community split into two factions in 1868, with each
maintaining its own synagogue and cemetery. In 1935, the Eijsden
community was merged, under protest, into that of Maastricht.
The Jewish cemetery of Eijsden is now used by Belgian Jews (the
Belgian government does not guarantee the perpetual existence of
cemeteries of whatever faith). In 2001, following years of
discussion with the local authorities, a monument inscribed with
the names of thirteen Eijsden Jews murdered during the Second World
War was unveiled on the Vroenhof. In the same year, the orthodox
Jewish community of the Dutch province of Limburg requested
permission to establish a second Jewish cemetery in Eijsden.
Permission was denied.
Jewish population of Eijsden and surroundings:
| 1809 | 50 |
| 1840 | 58 |
| 1869 | 108 |
| 1899 | 50 |
| 1930 | 6 |
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
Van onzen Eindhovenschen Correspondent.
Verslag van een bijeenkomst met als doel de verkiezing van een opperrabbijn voor
het gecombineerde ressort Noord-Brabant-Limburg. Er waren drieendertig afgevaardigden ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20061610
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De synagoge van Maastricht en de synagogen elders in Limburg
1967
De synagoge van Maastricht en de synagogen elders in Limburg.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12003075
