REGENSBURG

REGENSBURG: 93049 Bavaria (Gerz)
The Jewish community center has the grave list: 1)
2) Ot. Sallern
3) Ot. Stadtamhof
Medieval cemetery documented 1210, probably earlier, with 4200 burials, completely destroyed during expulsion of 1519. Tombstones were recycled and scattered; some still exist. 19 are in R. Museum. New cemetery is in excellent state, was established 1822, then enlarged, currently holds about 850 tombstones. Vandalized in 1924, 1927, 1941, 1972. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.]. Der alte juedische Friedhof zu Regensburg in Der Israelit 18 (1877) Nr. 48 pg. 1150-1152
"When I visited in August 2000, the cemetery was beautifully kept with an on-site caretaker. The synagogue in town has lists of burials with site numbers. The current congregation seems to be primarily of recent Russian origin and they use a new section of the same cemetery. I have a few pictures." Source: Kitty Cooper at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
UPDATE: "Mr.Angerstorfer, a professor at the Regensburg University, was very kind and accompanied me to the Jewish Cemetery. The Old Cemetery is closed because of the bad state of the graves and we only were able to visit it, because the warden knows Mr.Angerstofer. Most of the stones are in very bad shape . . . . [Mr.Angerstofer] teaches ancient History at the University, very interested in the History of the Jews, particularly in Regensburg, and last, but not least, reads Hebrew fluently." He can be contacted at Source: anonymous visitor [September 2003]