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The history of the Jewish community in Hahnheim goes back to the 18th century. For the first time 1703 and 1723 two Jewish families were mentioned in the place (first evidence in a tax list of 1703). The number of Jewish inhabitants in the village increased to 40 persons by around 1824 and reached its peak in 1849 with 92 persons (about 14.3% of the total population). Since then, the number of Jews in the village declined due to emigration and emigration, so that around 1900 46 and in 1931 still 25 Jewish inhabitants were counted.