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Sulzburg Jewish Cemetery
Sulzburg Jewish Cemetery (german: jüdischer Friedhof Sulzburg) is a Jewish cemetery, Jewish burial place located in Sulzburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal, heritage site. Location The Jewish cemetery is located on ''Badstraße'' in Berholz Forest. It spreads over 61.48 ares. History The cemetery was probably built in the mid-16th century. Jews from Sulzburg and neighbouring locations were buried there until a collective Jewish cemetery was opened in Lörrach in 1670. During several decades, no grave was added and the cemetery fell into ruin. In 1717, the cemetery recovered its initial role. The small room was built at this time. The cemetery has 462 graves, the oldest datable one being from 1737. Evidence of desecration can be seen in the modern part of the cemetery. In 1970, a monument was erected to commemorate the victims of the History of the Jews in Germany#Jews under the Nazis (1933–45), persecution of Jews in the Third Reich. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulzburg
Sulzburg is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the western slope of the Black Forest, 20 km southwest of Freiburg. Sulzburg had a long tradition of continuous Jewish settlement since medieval times. Around 1850 almost one third of its population of around 1200 was Jewish. Sulzburg's lovely, barrel-vaulted synagogue has been completely restored. There exists an Sulzburg Jewish Cemetery, old Jewish cemetery near the town. Sons and daughters of the city * 1594 Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Markgraf of Baden-Durlach (1622-1659) * 1694 Johann Daniel Schöpflin, professor of history, eloquence and the theory of law at the University of Strasbourg * 1808 Gustav Weil, † 1889 in Freiburg im Breisgau, first orientalist, first Jewish professor in Germany * 1843 Ernst Leitz, † 1920 in Solothurn, founder of the Ernst Leitz Optical Works Wetzlar * 1925, Erich Bloch, † 2016 in Washington, computer scientis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |