Online Archive of Jewish Communities

The Jewish Religious Community in Leipzig after 1945

Before 1933, Leipzig was one of the largest communities in the German-speaking world with over 11,000 members. Immediately after the liberation, only twenty-four people of Jewish origin were still living in the city. However, on May 15, 1945, the Jewish Religious Community of Leipzig was able to reconstitute itself and move back into its former offices in Löhrstraße. Richard Frank took over the chairmanship and the community grew significantly in the coming months thanks to returnees.