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In Obermoschel, a Jewish community existed until 1938/39. Its emergence goes back to the time of the 18th century. However, there were already Jews in the town in the Middle Ages. According to the Deutz Memorbuch, the persecution hit them in the plague period of 1348/49. Also in 1429 a Jew is mentioned in Obermoschel (Jud Salman, who is granted a mine in Selberg). After that, however, individual Jews cannot be traced until the second half of the 17th century: in 1674, one Jewish inhabitant is mentioned in the town.