The cemetery of Flamersheim

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Flamersheim is a small village, which today belongs to Euskirchen. Jews settled here in the middle of the 16th century. The communities of Kirchheim and Flamersheim, at least during the Jewish settlement, almost formed a single unit. From 1874 Flamersheim had a synagogue, which was also attended by the Kirchheim Jews. The synagogue was destroyed in 1938 and demolished a little later. A Torah scroll could be saved.

Kahn Fanny

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Fanny Kahn was born on April 7, 1871 in Rockershausen/Saar. She was married to Ludwig Kahn (marriage 1908), a cattle dealer from Aufhausen near Bopfingen. In Aalen, the couple built a cottage with a small outbuilding. Ludwig Kahn was a soldier in World War 1, came home injured, but then died of a war wound on July 18, 1919. He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Aufhausen. The marriage of Ludwig and Fanny Kahn remained childless. After the early death of her husband, Fanny Kahn made her living by teaching piano and trading in basketry.

Villa Rosenthal

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The Rosenthal Villa was built in 1891. It was the home and center of life for the couple Eduard and Clara Rosenthal and their son Curt. Numerous testimonies attest to the cultural importance of Villa Rosenthal as a meeting place of science, art and politics. The couple promoted social exchange and supported educational programs for workers and employees. After Clara Rosenthal's death in 1941, the building was bequeathed to the city of Jena in her will and has served as a residence ever since. In 2004, the villa was taken over by jenawohnen GmbH and extensively renovated.

The cemetery of Hellenthal

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The Jewish cemetery is located  at the Zengelsberg.

It was occupied from 1834 to 1937. There are still 37 gravestones there today. During the Second World War prisoners of war were also buried there. They were later reburied.

"In the Jewish cemetery, on the 50th anniversary of the "Reichskristallnacht", a memorial was dedicated to the expelled and murdered members of the former Jewish community."

 

Editor's note:

This is a quotation instead of the term "Reichskristallnacht" the term Novemberprogrome is used today.