Fifteenth century sources refer to the presence of Jews in Grave
during late-medieval times; however, an actual Jewish community did
not arise in Grave until early in the nineteenth century. At first,
the Grave community was placed under the aegis of the Jewish
community at Cuijk. Finally, in 1842, the
Grave community was awarded independent status. The Jews of Grave
built a synagogue of their own, located on the corner of the
Oliestraat and the Korte Roggestraat, in 1871. The community buried
its dead in a separate section of the non-sectarian public cemetery
located on the Esterveldlaan.
The Grave community remained relatively small and reached its
largest membership in about 1869. Thereafter, the Jewish population
of Grave slowly declined. By the eve of the Second World War, the
Grave community had virtually ceased to exist. The last Jews still
residing in Grave were deported to Poland during the wartime German
occupation of the Netherlands and murdered in Nazi concentration
camps.
The Jewish community at Grave was officially dissolved in 1947 and
administratively placed under the aegis of the community at Oss. The synagogue
was sold in 1952 and for several decades thereafter housed a
church; it was converted into a private residence in 1981. The
Jewish cemetery at Grave is maintained by the local municipal
authorities.
Jewish population at Grave:
| 1809 | 7 |
| 1840 | 61 |
| 1869 | 63 |
| 1899 | 46 |
| 1930 | 10 |
Fotoalbum
Twee losbladige fotoalbums met 148 kleurenfoto's van joodse
begraafplaatsen in Nederland, jaren '80.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006664
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
Grafsteendocumentatie
1985 (ca.)
Grafsteendocumentatie diverse begraafplaatsen, waaronder Bergen op Zoom,
Cuyk, Eindhoven, Geffen, Grave, Heusden, ea, c. 1985.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005396
Verborgen in Brabantse bodem : Joodse begraafplaatsen in Noord-Brabant
2002
Verborgen in Brabantse bodem : Joodse begraafplaatsen in Noord-Brabant.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12009668
meer treffers in Collectie > Literatuur
[Binnenlandse berichten (3)] : Arnhem
1906
Verslag van de viering van het tienjarig bestaan van de vereniging "Mekor Chajiem"./
De heer JM Wolff is gekozen tot voorzitter van de Isr. gemeenten en van het ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20000277