A Jewish community arose in Werkendam in approximately 1782.
Local Jews gathered for prayer in the private home of one of their
numbers and established a cemetery of their own at the Hofstede in
the Vervoorne Polder. A Jewish cemetery was established at
Woudrichem sometime late in the 18th century.
During the first four decades of the 19th century, Werkendam and
Woudrichem alternated as centers of Jewish life in the
surroundings. Werkendam was recognized as the seat of a regional
community in 1817 but was merged into the local Jewish community at
Woudrichem in 1821. These roles were reversed in 1836. At the time,
the Jews of Werkendam prayed in a synagogue located in a shed
behind a building on the Hoogstraat.
By the mid-19th century, the cemetery at the Hofstede was filled to
its limits. As a result, the community established a new cemetery
also located in the Vervoorne Polder in 1850. During the 19th
century, many of the Jews of Werkendam and Woudrichem worked as
lottery ticket vendors, butchers, and retailers. The Jewish
community at Woudrichem was merged into the community at Gorinchem in
1918. The Werkendam community was merged into the Gorinchem
community three years later.
During the Second World War, half of the Jews of Werkendam and
Woudrichem were deported and murdered. Approximately ten local Jews
managed to survive the war in hiding.
A monument in memory of local Jews deported and murdered during the
Second World War was unveiled near the town hall in Woudrichem in
May, 1991.
Jewish population of Werkendam:
| 1809 | 25 |
| 1840 | 39 |
| 1869 | 49 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1930 | 14 |
Fotoalbum
Twee losbladige fotoalbums met 148 kleurenfoto's van joodse
begraafplaatsen in Nederland, jaren '80.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006664
Overzichtsfoto
1942 (ca.)
Abraham en Hartog Benjamins met jodenster in Woudrichem, 1942.
Collectie > Fotos > 40009731
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
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Verborgen in Brabantse bodem : Joodse begraafplaatsen in Noord-Brabant
2002
Verborgen in Brabantse bodem : Joodse begraafplaatsen in Noord-Brabant.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12009668
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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