Jewish cemetery Anrath (Willich)

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Documentary evidence of settlement of Jews in Anrath exists since the middle of the 17th century. The cemetery in Anrath was established before 1800 and served not only the small community of Anrath, but also the deceased Jews from Neersen. Since 1970, the districts of Anrath and Neersen belong to the city of Willich.

Jewish life in Witten

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The influx of Jews to Witten began in the early 19th century. The Jewish community had its peak around 1910 with about 500 members. Today, there is no longer a separate Jewish community in Witten. The approximately 100 (as of 2012) Jews living in Witten belong to the Jewish Community of Greater Dortmund.[1]

Ledderken Jewish Cemetery

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The Ledderken Jewish Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Witten. The closed cemetery of the former Jewish community still contains about 130 gravestones. The cemetery is owned by the State Association of Jewish Communities of Westphalia-Lippe. It is registered in the municipal list of monuments as an architectural monument.

Old Jewish cemetery at the Weißenburgstraße

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The Old Jewish Cemetery on Weißenburgstraße in the Wuppertal district of Elberfeld was used until 1896 as a confessional burial ground for the Jews of the then city of Elberfeld. The only about 0.1 hectare large area of the cemetery near the Engelnbergtreppe is today only accessible to the public as part of a guided tour.