In 1946/1947, a camp for around 100 Jewish survivors (displaced persons) was set up in Maßbach Castle - where a Nazi teachers' association training camp had been located during the Nazi era. Kibbutz Lanegew" (engl. 'Auf in den Negev'), the Jewish camp residents were taught basic agricultural skills in preparation for their emigration to Palestine.

Samuel Eberhardt, was born on March 22, 1833 in Maßbach, Hs. no. 158. Son of the cattle dealer Sender/ Alexander Eberhardt and Marianne, née Rosenstein. Resided in Hs. no. 80, married to Fanny, née Schild from Hs. no. 198 (grave 37). Samuel died at the age of 69 years and 9 months, on January 15, 1905. (He is the father of Sigmund Eberhardt in Hs. No.80)  

When the National Socialists seized power in 1933, there were still 24 Jews living in Maübach. Their number remained almost constant until the beginning of 1939. Although massive anti-Semitic propaganda was also carried out in Maßbach, local farmers continued to cultivate their contacts with Jewish cattle dealers and some Jewish businesses, e.g. the Heidelberger open trading company (plan no. 85 ½) and the furrier Max Eberhardt (house no. 26), were able to carry on their business until October 1938.

Although massive anti-Semitic propaganda was also being carried out in Ma&<bach, local farmers continued to maintain their contacts with Jewish cattle dealers and some Jewish businesses, e.g. the open trading company Heidelberger (plan no. 85 ½) and the furrier Max Eberhardt (house no. 26), were able to carry on their business until October 1938.

The Jewish community leaders at that time were Samuel Eberhard, A. Friedmann, F. Heidelberger and A. Frank.

In the early 1930s, Abraham, Frank and Hermann Heidelberger formed the community council.

During the imperial era and the Weimar Republic, the Jewish residents were well integrated into the social life of the village. They were represented in the local associations and were involved in the fire department. Samuel Eberhardt, the head of the religious council, was elected to the municipal council. During the First World War, two men from the Jewish community of Maäbach lost their lives. Their names are inscribed on the bronze plaque at the war memorial for the fallen of the First World War (Neue Strasse).

 1914 MARX. MORITZ. 15.5.

1916 DR. GOLDSTEIN. MX. 16.9.

The Jewish ritual bath, which had long been installed in the cellar of the semi-detached house (plan no. 159, today Poppenlauerer Straße 5), had to be renovated by order of the government in 1825 and was fitted with a boiler. In 1878, repairs were needed again, this time to the chimney, but due to a dispute with the owner of the house, they could not be carried out until 1882.

Hirsch Goldstein ran a private „Israelitisches Unterrichts-Institut“ in his house (plan no. 161, today Poppenlauerer Straße 9), where Christian and Jewish boys from the age of 11 were taught foreign languages and commercial subjects, among other things. After Goldstein moved away, the religious community acquired the building in 1895 and set up its Israelite elementary school there. The old school building was sold.

In 1717, the knightly Jews acquired a building (house no. 45, today Neue Strasse 1) for their rabbi. The ritual bath was also housed here.