Valkenburg
Jews settled in Valkenburg during the 1720s. As the century
passed, the number of Jews in the town grew. In 1792, the Jews of
Valkenburg purchased ground for a cemetery along the Dwingelweg
near the Berkelpoort. The cemetery still exists and can be found
between the present-day Daalhemerweg and the Van Meijlandstraat.
Synagogue services were held in a rented house on the Beekstraat in
Valkenburg beginning in 1796.
At
the start of the 19th century, the Jewish population of Valkenburg
declined. As a result, during the reapportionment of Jewish
communities by the Nederlands Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap
in 1821, the Jews of Valkenburg were assigned to the
Bijkerk (local community) of Meerssen. Later in century, the
Jewish population of Valkenburg rose once again and in 1901 the
Valkenburg community was declared independent. At the time,
synagogue services in Valkenburg were held in a rented room at De
Passage, and later at two separate addresses on the Lindenlaan. In
1925, a new Jewish cemetery was established at the rear of the
public cemetery located on the Cauberg hill.
Due to the location of Valkenburg close to the Dutch-German border,
a number of German Jewish refugees arrived in the town during the
1930s. During the World War II German occupation of the Netherlands
more than half the Jews of Valkenburg were deported and murdered.
An attempt was made to hide the community's Torah scrolls and
ceremonial objects in Amsterdam but these were lost and were never
recovered.
Very few Jews returned to Valkenburg after the war. The community
was dissolved in 1964 and the locale placed within the jurisdiction
of the Jewish community at Maastricht. A stone in memory of
the Jews of Valkenburg murdered during the Second World War was
unveiled at the cemetery on the Cauberg in 1955. Both Jewish
cemeteries in Valkenburg are now maintained a local
authorities.
Schimmert
A private Jewish cemetery, the property of the single-family, still
stands in the municipality of Schimmert.
Jewish population of Valkenburg and surroundings:
| 1809 | 10 |
| 1840 | 18 |
| 1869 | 7 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1930 | 48 |
| 1951 | 10 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
Dossier
1940-1945
Dossier met documenten mbt mevr. Grete Cohen, 1940-1945.
Collectie > Documenten > 00002569
Esterrol
onbekend
het verhaal Esther.
Collectie > Museumstukken > 09997
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Prentbriefkaart
1908 (ca.)
Prentbriefkaart van de Lindelaan in Valkenburg met kosjer
Hotel-Restaurant Soesman in Valkenburg, circa 1908.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006191
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Jaarlijksche Vergadering der Centrale Commissie tot de Algemeene Zaken van het Ned. Isr...
Verslag van de jaarvergadering van de Centrale Commissie tot de Alg. Zaken van het
Ned. Isr. Kerkgenootschap. Dit verslag is geschreven door een journalist van ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20059580
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Marken of Valkenburg : de werf Valkestein
1987
Marken of Valkenburg : de werf Valkestein.
Collectie > Literatuur > 11000357
