Jewish community Massenbach

The Jewish community in Massenbach in the district of Heilbronn in northern Baden-Württemberg existed from the early 18th century. The religious community, which had its highest membership in 1843 with 85 people, was a branch community of Massenbachhausen from 1832, before the community seat was moved to Massenbach in 1867. The decline of the community already began in the second half of the 19th century due to emigration. Most of the 15 Jews still living in Massenbach in 1933 emigrated to the USA before 1938, and the community was dissolved in May 1938. During the deportation of German Jews starting in 1940, three Jewish residents of Massenbach met their deaths.