Jewish Community Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

The Jewish community in Altenkirchen (Altenkirchen County, Rhineland-Palatinate) probably originated in the 17th century with the settlement of Schutzjuden in the county of Sayn-Altenkirchen. The community had its own Jewish cemetery in Altenkirchen and, from 1884, a synagogue with 120 seats. The Jewish community became extinct in the course of the deportation of German Jews during the National Socialist era.