Jewish community Massenbachhausen

The Jewish community in Massenbachhausen in the district of Heilbronn in northern Baden-Württemberg existed from the early 18th century. After the Massenbachhausen synagogue was built in 1826, the village became the seat of an Israelite religious community with the Massenbach and Bonfeld branches in 1832. When the community, which still numbered 54 in 1854, dwindled considerably in the 1860s due to emigration, the seat of the religious community was moved to neighboring Masenbach and the synagogue was sold in 1872. After that, only a few Jews lived in Massenbachhausen. The last Jewish resident died in 1926.