Hahnheim

The history of the Jewish community in Hahnheim goes back to the 18th century. For the first time 1703 and 1723 two Jewish families were mentioned in the place (first evidence in a tax list of 1703). The number of Jewish inhabitants in the village increased to 40 persons by around 1824 and reached its peak in 1849 with 92 persons (about 14.3% of the total population). Since then, the number of Jews in the village declined due to emigration and emigration, so that around 1900 46 and in 1931 still 25 Jewish inhabitants were counted.

In1936 there were still eleven Jewish persons living in Hahnheim, most of whom moved away from here shortly thereafter. Emil Trum was buried in the Jewish cemetery in September 1938. During the November pogrom of 1938 the still existing Jewish houses and stores were attacked and demolished and the synagogue was burned down. The house of the wine merchant family Trum directly at the Freie Platz was looted and devastated.