Judaism in Dresden

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Judaism has a long tradition in Dresden, which dates back in written form to the beginning of the city's history in the 13th century. Since a Jewish merchant roamed the Dresden region as early as the 9th century, it can be assumed that Jews were already living in Dresden when the city was founded in the 12th century.

Jewish Community Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

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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.