In 1909, the Jewish community of Leer built a school building in what was then Deichstraße, which was to serve as both a religious and a (public) elementary school. Before that, the pupils* had been taught in a house in Kirchstraße since the 1840s/50s (cf. Beykirch 2006, 32f.). Until its closure, four teachers (Lasser Abt, Ignaz Popper, Hermann Spier and Seligmann Hirschberg) taught successively at the Jewish School Leer.

"From the main road from Bremerhaven via Langen to Nordholz and Cuxhaven, turn right in Midlum exactly opposite the turnoff in the direction of Dorum and Wermen into Wanhödener Straße. (At the turnoff there is a signpost to the Jewish cemetery.) Follow this road straight ahead to the end of the village. After about 2 km, on the right side of the road, a signpost that cannot be overlooked points to the cemetery, which is about 50 m away in a small wood."

Dr. Hans-Peter Laqueur

In the Fürth address book from 1859, the following entry can be found.

First main district - Mittlere Königsstraße - house number 379 - Hirschmann, Joel, Jac, cotton goods manufacturer.

In the Fürth address book from 1859, the following entry can be found.

Second main district - Marktplatz - house number 51 - Farnbacher, Moses, Metallwaren- und Produktenhandlung, Firma M. S. Farnbacher.

In the Bamberg address book from the year 1859, the following entry can be found - First main district - house number 177 - Sterngasse

Baburger, Samson, merchant and  manufactured goods merchant en gros, company S. N. Bamberger.

In 1356, an agreement was concluded between the Thuringian landgraves and the Archbishop of Mainz on the admission of Jews to the city. After that, under the protection of the aforementioned rulers, several Jewish families were again able to settle in the city.  
  
In the 15th century, the "Jüdengasse" (= "Jews' Lane") in the town, which still exists today, is mentioned several times. However, Christian families also lived in the 28 houses existing here. In the "Judengasse" was a synagogue. 1436 the Jews were banished from Langensalza.   

The former Jewish House in Wanfried, Windgasse 5 is located in an area of the town where Jews already lived in the times of the landgraves (area: Windgasse, Steinweg, Kleine Gasse, Vor dem Schloß).

The house in Windgasse 5 was built by a Jewish merchant in 1620.

To the right of the building was once the synagogue. In 1937, the town of Wanfried expropriated the synagogue.