Geertruidenberg
During the 1460's, a Jewish financier served as an
intermediary between the Geertruidenberg and the Count of Holland.
Nevertheless, it was not until the 1790's that Jews were reported
to have lived in the town. An organized Jewish community arose in
Geertruidenberg only in 1810. In 1842, the community bought a house
and converted it to a synagogue. The poor condition of the house
led to its being demolished in 1879. Subsidies from the national
and local governments and from other Jewish communities enabled the
Jews of Geertruidenberg to construct a new synagogue on the
Elfhuizen at the Marktplein. The synagogue was attended both by
local Jews and by Jewish soldiers stationed in the area. The
Geertruidenberg community had no cemetery of its own but buried
their dead in the town of Oosterhout. Nor did the community
maintain a religious school; its children received their Jewish
education at home. The community did maintain its own association
for assistance to the poor. In 1910, the Jewish communities of Capelle and Oosterhout were
merged into that of Geertruidenberg.
Only a few of the Jews of Geertruidenberg survived
the Second World War.
The community was dissolved in 1947 and merged into that of the
city of Breda. The
synagogue was sold and is now used as a storage place. Its twin
stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments are still visible
on its façade. The appearance of building was modified during a
renovation in 1996 but, in 2002, these changes were undone and the
building restored to its original appearance. The former synagogue
now houses a travel agency.
Jewish population of Geertruidenberg:
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1840 | 26 |
| 1869 | 37 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1930 | 42 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
Overzichtsfoto
1984
Voormalige synagoge te Geertruidenberg, 1984.
Collectie > Fotos > 40002750
Foto
1975
Foto van voormalige synagoge te Geertruidenberg, 1975.
Collectie > Fotos > 40007290
Vergadering van de Centrale Commissie tot de Alg. Zaken van het Ned. Isr....
Eerste deel van het verslag van een vergadering van de Centrale Commissie tot de
Alg. Zaken van het Ned. Isr. Kerkgenootschap die plaatshad in de vergaderzaal aan ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20065733
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Collectie > Literatuur > 12006118
