Jewish Community

The Jewish community in Wilhelmshaven existed until 1940. Originally Wilhelmshaven formed a double community with the Jews of the surrounding Oldenburg villages of Bant, Heppens and Neuende, which were then united in 1911 to form the synagogue community of Rüstringen. The Jewish communities in Wilhelmshaven and Rüstringen were finally united on April 1, 1937 with the creation of Großwilhelmshaven.

The Jewish community in Rostock has a history that goes back to the founding of the Mecklenburg Hanseatic city of Rostock. Today, after repeated destruction, it once again has a lively community life. The community is a member of the State Association of Jewish Communities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The Jewish religious community in Leipzig was not founded until 1847, although traces of Jewish life in Leipzig can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It was not until the middle of the 19th century, however, that Jews were allowed to settle permanently in Leipzig.

The Jewish community in Wittmund existed over a period of about 300 years from its beginnings in the 17th century until its end on October 23, 1941.

The Jewish community of Quedlinburg existed from the 11th/12th century until its extermination during the Nazi period.

The Jewish community in Werl in the district of Soest (North Rhine-Westphalia) developed since 1565.

The Jewish community of Worms (Kehillo kedoscho wermeise, the "Holy Community of Worms"[1]) was one of the oldest documented Jewish communities in the German-speaking world. Until its annihilation by the National Socialists, the Jewish community in Worms had existed continuously since the Middle Ages with only relatively short interruptions. Due to this long tradition, it always occupied a prominent position in the culture of remembrance of Ashkenazic Judaism.[2]

The Jewish Community of Thuringia[1] (Hebrew הקהילה היהודית ארפורט) is located in the New Synagogue in Erfurt[2] and is a public corporation. With 850 (as of 2010) members, it is one of the smaller Jewish communities in Germany. In addition to the headquarters in Erfurt, there are branch offices in Jena (170 members) and Nordhausen (40 members).

A Jewish community in Ulm already existed in the High Middle Ages, had great economic importance in the 14th century and ceased to exist in 1499 with the ban on Jews in Ulm. After the mediatization of the imperial city in 1803 and the transition of Ulm to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1810, Jews were able to settle again and from 1856 formed an independent Israelite religious community. In the second half of the 19th century, the community grew to almost 700 people due to the influx of families from Jewish rural communities.

The Jewish community in Walldürn in the Neckar-Odenwald district (Baden-Württemberg) was established as early as the Middle Ages and existed with some interruptions until the time of National Socialism, when the last Jewish inhabitants of Walldürn were deported in 1940.