Jewish Community Worms

The Jewish community of Worms (Kehillo kedoscho wermeise, the "Holy Community of Worms"[1]) was one of the oldest documented Jewish communities in the German-speaking world. Until its annihilation by the National Socialists, the Jewish community in Worms had existed continuously since the Middle Ages with only relatively short interruptions. Due to this long tradition, it always occupied a prominent position in the culture of remembrance of Ashkenazic Judaism.[2]