Schiedam
The municipal authorities at Schiedam granted permission to a
group of Jews from The Hague to settle in the town
in 1786. In 1787, local Jews were assigned ground for a cemetery on
the Burcht van Mathenesse, the site of a castle ruined in
the 16th century.
The Jewish community at Schiedam was awarded independent status in
1821. The community grew throughout the 19th century, reaching its
largest membership as the century came to a close.
During
the early years of Jewish life at Schiedam, a synagogue was
established in renovated house on Broersveld. This synagogue was
replaced in 1826 by a new synagogue set up in a hall in the
Wachthuis, a building located on the corner of Grote Markt and
Hoogstraat. Three decades later, the Wachthhuis synagogue was
replaced with a new synagogue built in the Raam and inaugurated in
1859. The synagogue in the Raam remained in use until 1910. The
building was sold in 1915.
A small Jewish school was founded in Schiedam during the middle of
the 19th century. Attendance declined in parallel with the decline
in the Jewish population of Schiedam early in the 20th century. A
society for Jewish studies and religious education was founded in
Schiedam in 1867. The official directorate of the Jewish community
at Schiedam consisted of three members.
A new public cemetery containing a separate Jewish section was
opened in Schiedam in 1930. The cemetery was cleared away shortly
after the Second World War.
Just prior to the war, an influx of Dutch Jews and Jewish refugees
from Germany led to a momentary rise in the number of Jews living
in Schiedam. During the war, most of the Jews of Schiedam were
deported and murdered.
The Jewish community at Schiedam was officially dissolved in 1948
and placed within the administrative district of the Jewish
community at Rotterdam. The Jewish cemetery
on the Burcht van Mathenesse was cleared away in 1962.
Remains from its graves were moved to the Jewish cemetery on the
Toepad in Rotterdam. The former synagogue was razed in 1987.
Jewish population of Schiedam and surroundings:
| 1809 | 65 |
| 1840 | 43 |
| 1869 | 123 |
| 1899 | 84 |
| 1930 | 74 |
Collectie en mediatheek
Asbak
object, asbak. maker, onbekend (T). materiaal, metaal & zilver. hoogte, 3.4. breedte,
10.5. diepte, ø 8.0. collectie, Joods Historisch Museum, collectie Jaap van ...
Collectie > Museumstukken > 07653
Meesters der europese naieven.
1970
19 vlakjes in verschillende kleuren op zwarte ondergrond.
(kleurenstaalkaart?). Tekst in witte letters.
Collectie > Museumstukken > 02108
Dossier
Dossiers (158) van de Commissie voor Oorlogsschade mbt 155 joodse
gemeentes (Amsterdam en mediene), 1945-1950.
Collectie > Documenten > 00005954
meer treffers in Collectie > Documenten
Portretfoto
1955 (ca.)
Joop Walvis achter zijn orgel, circa 1955.
Collectie > Fotos > 40011629
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[Binnenlandse berichten (2)]: 's Gravenhage
1902
Verslag van drie vergaderingen : de heer JH Kann werd herkozen tot lid van de Centrale
Commissie./ Vergadering van het synagogaal ressort 's Gravenhage./ Laatste ...
Collectie > Joodse pers > 20050938
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Joodse begraafplaats
1985
Joodse begraafplaats.
Collectie > Literatuur > 11000226
