Jewish School (Remseck am Neckar)

The Hochberg School was one of eleven Jewish schools that existed in the Kingdom of Württemberg even before the Israelite Law of 1828. With this  law the establishment of Jewish elementary schools was regulated for the first time and new schools were founded. In the Jewish school, five hours of instruction were given daily according to the subject content as in the Christian schools in the Kingdom of Württemberg at that time. In addition, there were two hours of Hebrew lessons daily, as well as Jewish religious instruction. At the height of the Jewish community, 50 children were taught. With the departure of the Jews from Hochberg in the 2nd half of the 19th century, fewer and fewer children attended the school. Four teachers are documented in the school: Lazarus Falk (until 1826), Abraham Kirschbaum (1826-1828), David Weil (1828-1847) and David Mainhardt (1847-1871). After Mainhardt's death in December 1871, the school was closed in 1872.