Online Archive of Jewish Communities

"In the community, which was only elevated to the status of a town in 1874, a Jewish community could only establish itself very late. At first, the 22 Jewish residents attended the synagogue in Mülheim, and it was not until 1899 that the synagogue in Friedensstrasse was inaugurated. Today a memorial plaque commemorates the destroyed synagogue. On November 9, 1938 the synagogue was burned down. In large parts of the population the act did not meet with approval. However, there was fear of reprisals controlled by the „Brown House“, the headquarters of the SA.