Jewish Community

The sender of the postcard Betty Zimmer, née Möller came to death in March 1942 in the Izbica ghetto in Poland. The husband Menki Zimmer also came there to death after March 1942.

Dr. Samuel Grün was rabbi in Oberdorf from 1887 - 1894.

Adorf is a small community in the north of Hesse in the Waldeck region. 

Jews settled in Adorf since the late 18th century. In 1872 the community counted 75 members, in 1933 still 20. Some Jews were able to emigrate, 8 became victims of persecution. 

In 1830 a synagogue and a school were built in the center of the village near St. John's Church. The synagogue was sold and demolished in 1937. The interior was destroyed in November 1938. 

The community had a school with a teacher and a mikvah.

Notification.-In order to put a stop to the generally forbidden peddling by Jews in Nördlingen, which is becoming more and more prevalent and is affecting ordinary trade, the Royal Police Commissariat, by order of the Royal General Commissariat, sees itself compelled to renew the earlier decree of the former General Commissariat of the Swabian Province of August 24, 1903, by issuing the following notice: 1.Jews are forbidden to peddle goods of any kind in the city of Nördlingen.

In the middle of the 19th century in Krudenburg, a place on the 
right bank of the Lippe, about 18 km upstream from the Lippemündung near 
Wesel, Jewish families can be traced. On a historical map can be found
 the house of a family Aron Wolf in the village center. As residents are 
the members of this family certainly in 1865 verifiable, 
möglicherweise, however, the family has already lived länger in Krudenburg.
 Anyway, the establishment of a cemetery indicates several families.

Historical group photo of a deputation (delegation) of the  "Nördlinger Privilegierte Schützengesellschaft of 1399", probably from a Bundesschießen or Ähnlichem. There must have been a big parade for it (the Bundesschießen took place every three years). In the middle under the flag is Abraham Weiler, who was from 1899  1st Schützenmeister, so chairman of the Schützengesellschaft.

Victor Kurrein was 2nd city rabbi 1918, city rabbi from 1919 to 1923. In the city address book of the city of Karlsruhe from 1920, under the address - Kaiserstraße 34 and 34a -  the " Israelitische Gemeinde "  is listed. The following are the various entries - Kaiserstraße 34.- Israelitische Gemeinde  1st - Hockenjos Wilh., BildhauerWe.  Schorpp Friedr., Dampfwaschanstalt (store),  3rd Eisenmann Ad., FabriktWe.  Haschik Marie., Privat.  - Kaiserstr.34a. - Israelite Community. - 1. Rosenthal Emil, KfmWe; 2. Appel Dr. Meier, RabbiWe. Kurrein Dr.