Delft
In 1811, during the compulsory assignment of surnames in the
Netherlands, five Jewish families from Delft reported for
registration.
From early on, the Jews of Delft
held their religious services in private homes. Following the
establishment of an official Jewish community in 1821, services
were held in a home on the Pepersteeg. As the community grew,
larger quarters were required and in 1847 an appropriate room was
hired on the Choorstraat. Finally, in 1862, the community
inaugurated a synagogue of its own on the Koornmarkt in the center
of Delft.
The Delft community's cemetery dates to 1840. It was located near
the intersection of the present day Vondelstraat and Geertruyt van
Oostenstraat.
Jewish communal organizations in Delft included a burial society,
a board for delivering aid to the poor, and a women's society that
cared for the interior and appurtenances of the synagogue. The
community also supported a small Jewish school that provided
religious education to its children.
The Jewish population of Delft declined
drastically during the first decades of the twentieth century. As a
result, in 1927, the remaining Jews of the city petitioned the
central consistory of Dutch Jewry for the formal dissolution of the
community. The petition was later recalled.
During the Second World War, the Germans deported and executed
most of the Jews of Delft. That Delft's well-known Technical
University was an early center of protest against German
anti-Jewish measures was to no avail.
The Delft synagogue survived the war but its interior furnishings
disappeared. The building was sold to the municipality of Delft in
1952. Ten years later, the Delft community was dissolved and merged
into that of The
Hague. The synagogue building was later declared a national
monument and was restored in 1974. For two decades thereafter, the
building served as a cultural center. In 1996, the former synagogue
was reassigned to the Foundation for the Preservation of the Delft
Synagogue (Stichting Behoud Synagoge Delft), which has since
implemented a thorough renovation. The building was officially
reopened in 2003 and now hosts cultural activities.
The Jewish students' union of Delft operates its own social and
meeting center as well as a library and kosher dining hall. The
Jewish cemetery is now maintained by the municipality.
Jewish population of Delft and surroundings:
| 1809 | 41 |
| 1840 | 83 |
| 1869 | 190 |
| 1899 | 96 |
| 1930 | 46 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > B0005954
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Voldersgracht, Delft
1937-09
Gezicht op de Delftse Voldersgracht met de weerspiegeling van de huizen in het water.
Rechts is een bruggetje te zien waarop een vrouw met twee kinderen is afgebeeld ...
Collectie > Museumstukken > 07193
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Groepsfoto
1921
Eerste lustrum Ned. Zionistische Studentenorganisatie, november 1921.
Collectie > Fotos > 40000074
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[Binnenland] : Benoemingen
Benoemingen door de Permanente Commissie in diverse schoolbesturen.
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20031865
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Alle mensen joden
2010
Alle mensen joden.
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De Bezetting [9] : Lente '43: Nederland Staakt
Deel 9 van een 21-delige documentaire over Nederland tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog.
Ditmaal over de stakingen in het voorjaar van 1943, over studentenverzet (Corellistraat ...
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