Dittelsheim-Heßloch

In Hessloch Jews lived already in the 15th, 16th and again since the beginning of the 17th century (expulsion of the Jews from Worms after 1600). 1710 the Jews Mosche and Mayer are mentioned by name. A Jewish community was still established in the first half of the 18th century (around 1740: eight Jewish families in the place). 
  
Around 1800 34 Jewish inhabitants were counted, in 1829-30 there were 56 and 59 Jewish inhabitants respectively. The highest numbers were reached in 1861 with 67 persons (7.2% of the total population of 943 persons), respectively in 1871 with 77 persons. In the 19th century, the Jewish community of Hessloch also included the Jewish inhabitants living in Monzernheim (1824: 9, 1830: 14 persons). The number of Jewish inhabitants decreased since the 1870s due to emigration and emigration (1880 55, 1900 47 Jewish inhabitants). In 1910 46 Jewish inhabitants were counted (4.8% of 953 inhabitants). 

The Jewish families lived mainly from trade in manufactured goods, seed, grain and fertilizer trade, as well as viticulture and wine trade. In the club and community life of the village the Jewish inhabitants were fully integrated.

After 1933 most of the 30 Jewish residents still counted in that year were able to emigrate. During November pogrom in 1938 the synagogue was devastated