Brielle
The first Jews to arrive on the island of Voorne-Putten settled in Geervliet, Heenvliet, Zuidland, Zwartewaal, Hellevoetsluis and Brielle in approximately 1750
In 1756, the municipal authorities of Brielle permitted a few
wealthy Jews to settle in the town. The Jews were granted
citizenship and freedom of religion but were denied entry into all
of the town's guilds except for that of the street vendors. In
return for payment, they were exempted from service in the town
guards and permitted to make affirmations using a special "Jews
Oath" rather than swearing on a bible.
In 1804, the Jews of Brielle received
permission to convert an old slaughter house into a synagogue,
where they were joined in worship by the Jews of nearby
Hellevoetsluis. In 1818, the Brielle community acquired a building
behind the local Catholic rectory and converted into a new
synagogue. This building served as synagogue until 1866, when the
building was sold to the local Catholic parish. Five years later, a
new synagogue, complete with quarters for a school, was opened on
the Turfkade. The Brielle community buried their dead on the Jewish
cemetery in Geervliet, a village next to Heenvliet.
The economic importance of Brielle declined during the second half
of the nineteenth century and, with it, the town's Jewish
population. By1899, the Jewish community was without cantor or
teacher. Soon after, religious services ceased altogether. Finally,
all that remained of community activities was the distribution of
alms to the poor.
During the Second World War, all the Jews of Brielle were deported
and murdered. The synagogue was vandalized and its contents
plundered, only the Torah scrolls were saved and eventually brought
to Rotterdam.
In 1947 the Jewish community of Brielle was officially merged into
that of Rotterdam. A memorial in Brielle's town hall is inscribed
with the names of local Jews murdered during the war. The monument
was unveiled in 1970 on May 4, the anniversary day marking the
German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940.
In 2001, the former synagogue building on the Turfkade was
purchased by a local foundation dedicated to its preservation.
Prior to the purchase, the former synagogue had served for a half
century as a warehouse. A stone from the original pediment of the
synagogue is preserved in the Den Briel Historical Museum. A
memorial plaque was installed in the façade of the building and, in
2004, restoration was commenced. From September 2005, the
former synagogue (Sjoel Brielle)
houses a cultural center.
Jewish population of Brielle:
| 1809 | 56 |
| 1840 | 123 |
| 1869 | 119 |
| 1899 | 74 |
| 1930 | 34 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Doos
object, doos. materiaal, papier & karton. hoogte, 8.0. breedte, 5.5. diepte, 2.5.
collectie, Joods Historisch Museum, collectie Jaap van Velzen. ...
Collectie > Museumstukken > 07728
Brielle
1910-1940
gezicht op de kerk van Brielle met omringende huizen.
Collectie > Museumstukken > 02852
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
[Binnenland] : Benoemingen
Benoemingen door de Permanente Commissie in diverse schoolbesturen.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20031865
meer treffers in Collectie > Joodse pers
Matsewa : Joodse begraafplaatsen op Voorne-Putten : Geervliet en Zuidland
1998
Matsewa : Joodse begraafplaatsen op Voorne-Putten : Geervliet en Zuidland.
Collectie > Literatuur > 12006357
