49°23' N 8°35' E, 301.4 miles SW of Berlin. town situated in NW Baden-Württemberg, around 6.2 mi SW of Heidelbergand, 9.3 mi SE of Mannheim. District center for Altlußheim, Brühl, Hockenheim, Ketsch, Neulußheim, Oftersheim, Plankstadt and Reilingen. homepage of Schwetzingen. Wikipedia.
Gravestone video [Apr 2013]
68723 Baden-Württemberg (Gerz, Peters).
DISTRICT: Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: In the north-western part of the City cemetery, close to corner of Bochumer Strasse with Am Langen Sand (Detail).
IN USE: From 1893 until 1955.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 58.
DOCUMENTATION:
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1987 photographs of all gravestones with mapping of graves by Zentralarchiv.
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1992 cemetery documentation including above photographs by the Office for Historic Monuments (Landesdenkmalamt ed. Monika Preuß).
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Numerous photographs of individual gravestones and general cemetery views in Alemannia Judaica
PUBLICATIONS: Sie gehörten zu uns : Geschichte und Schicksale der Schwetzinger Juden ed. Albrecht Lohrbächer in collaboration with Michael Rittmann, 125 pages pub.1978 by the Schwetzingen Buergermeisteramt (DNB).
NOTES: Prior to 1893 burials of Schwetzingen Jews took place in the Wiesloch cemetery. (Schwetzingen 1978, pages 67, 68).
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The planned construction of a mortuary could not be realised.
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The cemetery was desecrated in January 1932, when 9 gravestones were toppled and seriously damaged. A reward of 200 Marks was offered for the apprehension of the culprits.
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Additional desecrations took place in 1931, 1970 and 1975. (Schwetzingen 1978, pages 67, 68).
SOURCES: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.
(Researched and translated from German January 2009)
To see information and photographs of individual gravestones in cemeteries in Baden-Wuerttemberg, click on this link and follow the directions on that page.