Jewish cemetery Hülchrath

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Kategorie
Cemetery
Adresse

Grunewaldstraße 10
41516 Grevenbroich
Germany

Koordinate
51.123775657711, 6.6661624818366
Ereignisse
Beschreibung
Establishment as successor to the old Jewish cemetery
Ereignis
Opened
Datum Von
1900-01-01
Datum bis
1900-12-31
Datierung
1900
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
6-German Empire and Weimar Republic
Beschreibung
First burial: Adolf Moses
Ereignis
First Use
Datum Von
1907-01-01
Datum bis
1907-12-31
Datierung
1907
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
6-German Empire and Weimar Republic
Beschreibung
Last burial: Johanna Baum
Ereignis
End of Use
Datum Von
1938-01-01
Datum bis
1938-01-31
Datierung
Januar 1938
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
7-Nazi Period
Beschreibung
November pogrom 1938
Ereignis
Desecrated
Datum Von
1938-01-01
Datum bis
1938-12-31
Datierung
1938
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
7-Nazi Period
Beschreibung
Installation of a memorial stone "In memory of the Jewish fellow citizens of our community".
Ereignis
Obtained Protected Monument Status
Datum Von
-0500-01-01
Datum bis
1974-12-31
Datierung
vor 1975
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
1-Antiquity
2-Early Middle Ages
3-High Middle Ages
4-Late Middle Ages
5-Early Modern Period
6-German Empire and Weimar Republic
7-Nazi Period
8-Postwar Period to Today
Beschreibung
Entry in the list of monuments of the city of Grevenbroich
Ereignis
Obtained Protected Monument Status
Datum Von
1990-01-01
Datum bis
1990-12-31
Datierung
1990
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
8-Postwar Period to Today
Beschreibung
Installation of an information and memorial stele by the village community
Ereignis
Obtained Protected Monument Status
Datum Von
2001-01-01
Datum bis
2001-01-01
Datierung
nach 2000
Epoche universalgeschichtlich
8-Postwar Period to Today
Medien
Jüdischer Friedhof in Hülchrath
The cemetery is located on an oblong plot of land, which is divided in the middle by a gravel path. All gravestones are on the right side of this path and face it. Between the gravestones and in the entrance area of the cemetery there are several old trees. The property is surrounded by a low wire mesh fence. Behind the cemetery several residential buildings of a new housing area can be seen.
Aufnahmedatum
27.04.2021
Fotografiert von
Antonia Frinken
Antonia Frinken
Bildquelle (Woher stammt das Bild)
Private Aufnahme
Breite
4128
Höhe
3096
Lizenz
CC BY-SA 4.0
Beschreibung
View of the Jewish cemetery in Hülchrath from the entrance gate. The plot is divided by a gravel path in the middle, only on the right side gravestones stand next to each other. The gravestones are all facing the path.
Gedenkstein aus den späten 1960ern oder frühen 1970ern
The memorial stone is made of dark, smooth stone and has approximately the size of a simple gravestone. It is rectangular and tapers to a triangle at the top. In its pediment is engraved a Star of David, below it the inscription "In memory of the Jewish fellow citizens of our community". The memorial stone stands in a row next to the other gravestones on the right side of the central path. Behind it, the low wire mesh fence surrounding the cemetery can be seen.
Aufnahmedatum
27.04.2021
Fotografiert von
Antonia Frinken
Antonia Frinken
Bildquelle (Woher stammt das Bild)
Private Aufnahme
Breite
3096
Höhe
4128
Lizenz
CC BY-SA 4.0
Beschreibung
Dark, smooth stone was used for the memorial stone. It is rectangular and has a triangular top. In its gable is engraved a Star of David, below it the inscription "In memory of the Jewish fellow citizens of our community".
Informations- und Gedenkstele
The stele made of rust brown metal is located in the entrance area of the cemetery on the left side. It is very narrow and runs triangularly to the top. Its head end is modeled after the facade of the Hülchrath synagogue. Below the gable there is a plaque which identifies the cemetery as a monument. Below it are two information boards explaining the contexts of Jewish cemeteries and the history of the Jewish cemetery in Hülchrath.
Aufnahmedatum
27.04.2021
Fotografiert von
Antonia Frinken
Antonia Frinken
Bildquelle (Woher stammt das Bild)
Private Aufnahme
Breite
3096
Höhe
4128
Lizenz
CC BY-SA 4.0
Beschreibung
The stele made of rusty brown metal is located in the entrance area of the cemetery. On top of it there is the plaque which marks the cemetery as a monument. Below it, two plaques inform about the importance of Jewish cemeteries and about the history of the cemetery in Hülchrath.
Weiterführender Link
Eintrag des Friedhofs in der Datenbank Epidat
Literatur
Frinken, A.: Keine Blumen, sondern Steine: Die jüdischen Friedhöfe in Hemmerden, Hülchrath und Wevelinghoven als Gedenkorte in dörflichen niederrheinischen Kontexten; Köln, 2022 (Masterarbeit).
Pracht-Jörns, E.: Jüdisches Kulturerbe in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Teil II: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf; J. P. Bachem Verlag, Köln, 2000.
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