ALZENAU i.Ufr. incorp.HÖRSTEIN (HOERSTEIN): 63755 Bavaria, Lower Franconia (Gerz, Peters).
DISTRICT: Aschaffenburg.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Turn left before the end of Am Jüdischen Friedhof street (A) (Detail)
IN USE: From 1812, extended in 1848, until 1938.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 266.
DOCUMENTATION:
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Numerous individual gravestone photographs and general cemetery views in Alemannia Judaica.
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Jüdische Friedhöfe in Bayern publ. Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte - see Hörstein.
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Stadt Alzenau: Jüdischer Friedhof
PUBLICATIONS:
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Israel Schwierz: Steinerne Zeugnisse jüdischen Lebens in Bayern - refer to Sources below.
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Michael Trüger: Der jüdische Friedhof in Hörstein, publ. Der Landesverband der Israelitischen. Kultusgemeinden in Bayern. 13. Jahrgang Nr. 78 December 1998 page 17 - see Friedhöfe/Hörstein.
NOTES:
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The creation of this cemetery in 1812 was a joint undertaking between the Jewish communities of Hörstein and those of Alzenau together with Wasserlos.
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The cemetery is enclosed by a solid stone wall, which has a double metal entrance gate.
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Desecration took place in January 1936 when 100 gravestones were uprooted. A second desecration occurred in January 1937.
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The cemetery is maintained in excellent order by the city of Alzenau. The ground is owned by the Landesverbandes Israelitischer Kultusgemeinden in Bayern.
SOURCE: Alemannia Judaica and Schwierz, page 73 (Schwierz LBI).
(Researched and translated from German December 2009)