Wijk bij Duurstede
A
number of Jews settled in Wijk bij Duurstede by early in the 18th
century. One hundred years later, the Jewish population of Wijk bij
Duurstede had grown to the point that a synagogue was built on the
Volderstraat. The Volderstraat synagogue was consecrated during or
prior to 1808. By the early-19th century, two Jewish cemeteries
were in use in Wijk bij Duurstede, one in the Steenstraat and
another located near Langs de Wal, the bulwark at the end of the
Volderstraat. During the 19th century, most of the Jews in Wijk bij
Duurstede worked as craftsmen, vendors, and shopkeepers. There was
also a Jewish butcher in the town.
During the first decades of the 20th century, the Jewish population
of Wijk bij Duurstede had declined to the point that the local
Jewish community was dissolved and merged into that at Utrecht in 1923.
The local synagogue was sold and eventually was rebuilt as a
private residence. Today, the only reminder of the building's
original function is a stone set in its façade dated 1808 and
inscribed with the names of the synagogue's founders
Today, the two Jewish cemeteries at Wijk bij Duurstede are
maintained by the local authorities. In 1998, plaque inscribed with
a poem commemorating local Jews murdered during the Second World
War was mounted on the wall of the cemetery at Langs de Wal. A
plaque on a farmhouse near Wijkersloot commemorates the fact that
Jews were hidden at the site during the War.
Jewish population of Wijk bij Duurstede:
| 1809 | 46 |
| 1840 | 50 |
| 1869 | 37 |
| 1899 | 24 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Fotoalbum
Twee losbladige fotoalbums met 148 kleurenfoto's van joodse
begraafplaatsen in Nederland, jaren '80.
Collectie > Fotos > 40006664
Foto
1980 (ca.)
Foto's (2) van voor- en achterzijde van de voormalige
synagoge te Wijk bij Duurstede, circa 1980.
Collectie > Fotos > 40007298
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
meer treffers in Collectie > Documenten
Centraal Israel. Weeshuis
1882
Vermelding van ingekomen giften in december 1881.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20030394
meer treffers in Collectie > Joodse pers
Joodse begraafplaatsen te Wijk bij Duurstede
1992
Joodse begraafplaatsen te Wijk bij Duurstede.
Collectie > Literatuur > 11000870
