Synagogue Berkach

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At first there was probably a prayer hall. In 1852 an "old synagogue" and a school are mentioned. They were located in the immediate vicinity of the old Jewish residential area (at the Zehnthof). In 1854 a new synagogue with a schoolhouse next to it was built and solemnly consecrated in the same year. The Jewish community had to raise about 7,000 guilders for the representative building. Around 1860, 45 children were taught in the Jewish school. In the synagogue there was a Torah shrine with six Torah scrolls. During the November pogrom in 1938 the synagogue remained undestroyed.

Jewish cemetery Bauerbach (grave field)

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The cemetery is located east of the old country road in the direction of Behrungen in the immediate vicinity of the border with Bavaria (1949 to 1990 located on the border fence of the former GDR). The dead of Berkach's Jewish community were buried in Kleinbardorf from the time of the first settlement of Jewish persons in the village around 1700 until after 1820. After 1820, the Berkach community was able to buy a plot of land above the "Rothrasen" and establish its own cemetery there.

Jewish district (grave field)

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The Jewish families initially lived together in a Jewish part of the village (in the area of the Zehnhof and Hinterdorf). However, they could use the local facilities such as wells, paths, bakehouse together with the Christians. In 1808, 19 Jewish families were counted in the village. They were under the protection of three different local rulers (14 families under the Imperial Knights of Stein, three under Old Wuerzburg rule and one family under the noble family of Kalb).

Synagogue (Barchfeld)

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In the 18th century a first synagogue was built, about which nothing else is known. It had become too small around 1840, so a new one was built in 1844/45, which was consecrated on September 19, 1845. In 1879 a part of the building was destroyed by fire. However, it was not necessary to renew the whole building and the synagogue was consecrated again on August 20, 1880. In the meantime, people prayed in a rented room. In 1904 and 1907 the synagogue was modernized, in the latter year electric lighting was introduced. In 1922 the community renewed the synagogue roof.