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Coat of arms of Beckum 51°45′18″N 8°02′25″E, Beckum is a town in the district of Warendorf 20 km NE of Hamm and 35 km SE of Münster. Birthplace of Uri Avnery, born in 1923, later an Israeli Knesset member. 

ShtetLink: The Jewish community existed since the 17th century until 1942 and the Nazis. The first Jewish settlement was 1343 and lasted until the Plague.  Largest population was 111 in 1925. Full Jewish history and  information about the community and photos of cemetery. [Sep 2012]

Beckum
Title: Geschichte und Schicksal der Juden zu Beckum
Author: Hugo Krick 
Publication date: 1987 
No. of pages: 160
Publisher: Kreis-Geschichtsverein Beckum-Warendorf e.V.
Available at:  Leo Baeck Institute

Kehila Links page: former Jewish community of Beckum

Parent Category: GERMANY