Bussum
The first Jewish families settled in Bussum at the start
of the twentienth century. In 1911, Bussum Jews established the
Society for the Advancement of the Interests of the Jews to
stimulate local Jewish life. In the same year, synagogue services
commenced to be held in a private home and a visiting teacher from
the town of Weesp was
engaged to provide Jewish religious education.
In 1913, the Society for the Advancement of the Interests of the
Jews began to lobby for the recognition of Bussum Jewry as an
independent Jewish community. Recognition of the Bussum community
was delayed until 1917, in part due to the reluctance of the small
Jewish community of the nearby city of Naarden to surrender control and
financing.
In 1919, the Bussum community converted
a former church building into a synagogue. By 1931, the community
outgrew the building and moved its synagogue to a larger structure
on the Kromme Englaan.
The Bussum community maintained a synagogue council and a council
for aid to the poor, as well as a youth club, women's society, and
Zionist youth organization. The Bussum community did not possess a
cemetery of its own but used that of the Naarden community, located
on the Amersfoortse Straatweg.
During the 1930's, large numbers of German Jewish refugees settled
in Bussum and nearby Naarden. In September 1940, following the
exclusion of Jewish students from public education, the Bussum
community established a Jewish school. Officially, the school
functioned until 1943.
In June of 1942, deportation of Jews from Bussum via Amsterdam to
Nazi death camps began. More than half of the original Jewish
population of Bussum was murdered. The Germans confiscated the
furnishings of the synagogue. The synagogue's Torah scrolls and
other ceremonial objects, having been hidden in advance, escaped
confiscation and were recovered after the war.
During the post-war period, a relatively large Jewish community
arose anew in Bussum. The synagogue was enlarged in 1956 and
restored in 1983. The community purchased an adjacent building to
serve as a cultural center. In 1972, a Jewish old age home was
opened in Bussum. It closed its doors in 1996.
Jewish population of Bussum:
| 1809 | 9 |
| 1840 | 4 |
| 1869 | - |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1930 | 341 |
| 1951 | 220 |
| 1971 | 206 |
| 1998 | 147 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Toramantel
1775-1790
object, Toramantel. makers, anoniem anoniem. materiaal, textiel & zijde &
zilverdraad & katoen (voering). datering, 1775=1790 1800 (voor). ...
Collectie > Museumstukken > 02191
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Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
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Fotoalbum
1921-1935
Fotoalbums (4) met 142 familie- en vakantiefoto's van Ernst Dooseman, 1921-1935.
Collectie > Fotos > 40004894
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[geen titel]
1921
titel, [geen titel]. bron, Centr. Blad voor Israelieten, vol. 37(1921), nr.
18, p. 8. materiaal, bericht. trefwoorden, Bussum Bond voor ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20000546
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De joodse tragedie in het Gooi
2005
De joodse tragedie in het Gooi.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12011549
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[interview met Henriette Cahen-Elion]
2003
Interview met Henriette Cahen-Elion, geboren 31 juli 1908.
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 40001891
[interview met Joseph Krant]
2000
Interview met Joseph (Joop) Krant, geboren 5 mei 1915.
Collectie > Audiovisueel > 40001843
