Cemetery

The new Jewish cemetery was established in 1917/18 as the present part of the main municipal cemetery. The first person buried in the cemetery was Berta Hammerschmidt, who died in early November 1916. After the old Jewish cemetery was fully occupied in 1916 and a new one was still in the planning stage, the Chief Rabbi of Cottbus, Dr. Posner, had contacted Mayor Dreifert after her death on behalf of Judicial Councilor Abraham Hammerschmidt.

The New Jewish Cemetery at Eckenheimer Landstrasse 238 was built in 1928/29 according to plans by the government architect Fritz Nathan. The austere cubic architecture follows the New Building style prevailing at the time, while at the same time reverting to classical elements such as portico, axiality, and peristyle. The only facade decoration is the wall bond of red-brown Dutch clinker.

The Jewish cemetery at Rat-Beil-Strasse 10 forms the southern end of the main cemetery and has been used since the closure of the old Jewish burial ground Battonnstrasse from 1828 - 1928. On the 74,000 square meter large area there are approximately 30,000 - 40,000 graves.

The first burials in the Battonnstraße Jewish Cemetery can be dated to 1272 on the basis of a few gravestones. This makes it one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. In Judaism, the cemetery is considered an eternal resting place; for this reason, the graves may not be dissolved, nor may the gravestones be removed. If no other land is available, earth is piled up in order to be able to bury the dead on top of each other.

The dead of the Jewish community of Baden-Baden were initially buried in Kuppenheim. Here are also graves of Jewish spa guests who died in Baden-Baden.

In1918 to 1921, a Jewish cemetery was established in the Lichtental district, located within the general cemetery there on Eckbergstrasse (size 23.81 acres). It is occupied until the present time.
On him are a cemetery hall and since 1976 a memorial stone for the destroyed synagogue.

The Jewish cemetery in Rhaunen was established in 1892 at the latest. The cemetery area covers 8.75 Ar. 
   
The graves are arranged in chronological order in two rows of graves. A large number of the gravestones have been preserved. Some stones have become illegible due to weathering. The cemetery presents itself in a very well-kept condition. 
   

The dead of the Jewish community in Birkenfeld were initially buried in the Jewish cemetery in Hoppstädten. A separate Jewish cemetery in Birkenfeld was established in 1891/92. In November 1891, the Jewish community asked the responsible authorities for the possibility to establish a cemetery in Birkenfeld. In the course of the year 1892 the cemetery could be handed over to its purpose. The oldest gravestone is from 1895 (for Lazarus Weil, died February 10, 1895). The cemetery was occupied until the Nazi period. The probably last burial was in 1939.

In the Middle Ages, there is no evidence of a Jewish cemetery in Constance. The dead of the community were probably buried in Überlingen.
In the 19th century, the dead of the community were initially buried in Gailingen or Randegg. 

The dead of the Jewish community of Weingarten were buried presumably until 1632 in Worms, then in Obergrombach.
Since 1902/03 existed a separate cemetery in the Gewann "Effenstiel" (parcel 6345).

The cemetery area covers an area of 14.25 Ar and today there are still 35 gravestones present, including four for children.

The Jewish cemetery in Erp was occupied from about 1868 to 1914. There are only seven gravestones left. The cemetery plot was originally 31.34 Ar in size. 
   
Since 1952, the cemetery has been owned by the Jewish Trust Corporation. In February 2004, the cemetery was desecrated. A memorial stone is present. The cemetery is located about 100 meters south of the main road 265 in the direction of Weiler in der Ebene. It is freely accessible, as it is not (anymore) fenced.  

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