Alemannia Judaica

In 1856 the house belonging to the widow of Legationsrat Reuß Hospitalstrasse 36 together with the associated garden was up for sale. The Jewish wine merchant Heinrich Hirsch initially wanted to purchase the property. When he heard of the Jewish community's wish to build a synagogue on this property, he withdrew from the purchase in favor of the community. Of the four building plans submitted the one by Baurat Gustav Breymann was selected.

Already in the Middle Ages was a synagogue: This is the still preserved building of the Rathofkapelle in the Rathofstraße. This building was sold to the Eberbach Monastery (in the Rheingau) in 1394. Due to the rededication and renaming by the monastery, the original use of the building was completely forgotten.  
  

According to a report from 1817, the Jews living in Beaumarais attended the synagogue in Wallerfangen, which was apparently not unproblematic, since in that year there was a dispute between the Jews living in Beaumarais and Wallerfangen. Presumably, the Jewish families in Beaumarais already wanted to break away from Wallerfangen at that time and have their own prayer hall. However, this did not happen until the middle of the 19th century. Between 1844 and 1850 a synagogue could be built at the Muhlenstraße.

In the Römerstraße 11 was also the predecessor synagogue (1734 - 1828) Last use: orchard

Until the beginning of the 19th century there was one prayer hall or synagogue in each case (e.g. mentioned in 1737 in connection with the formula to the Jewish oath). On August 30, 1811 a synagogue could be consecrated at the western city wall. The ducal court factor Levi Simon had given the money for it and initially purchased two plots of land in the area of Untere Marktstraße with the then census numbers 22 and 23. The inauguration took place with the permission of Duke Frederick. The inauguration speech was held by Josef Michael Hirsch.

The small Jewish community in Anspach acquired the small building with a gable roof in the 19th century to use it as a synagogue. The synagogue, which also included a schoolroom, was used by Jewish residents in Anspach, Rod am Berg and Schmitten.

In Anspach fifteen, in Rod am Berg nine Jewish inhabitants were counted in 1843. In 1905 these were still seven in Anspach and eleven in Rod am Berg. There was no own rabbi or teacher because of the small size. These were found in Wehrheim or Usingen.

In the second half of the 18th century a "Judenschule" (= prayer room, synagogue) is mentioned (1786). It stood on today's property Fronstraße 19. The house was demolished in 1965, the property was redeveloped.  

In all five districts there is a Protestant parish, in Wölfersheim a Protestant Reformed parish, In addition, a Roman Catholic parish was formed after 1945, which is merged with the Catholic parish in Echzell to a parish.

The Protestant parishes of Södel and Melbach work closely together and have a common pastor.

With the exception of the Protestant parish of Wohnbach, which belongs to the deanery of Hungen, the other four Protestant parishes in the municipality of Wölfersheim have now joined the Protestant deanery of Wetterau.

A prayer room was already present in the 18th century. Also the Jewish families living in Okriftel and Hofheim came to the services in Hattersheim. In 1788 it is reported that already for 80 years joint services were held the Hofheimer and Hattersheimer Jews in Hattersheim. In this year the Hofheimer wanted to make themselves independent and establish their own prayer room.

Because of the relatively high number of Jewish villagers around 1800, it can be assumed that a prayer hall was still established in the 18th century. However, the first mention of a synagogue is available only with a report of the district directorate of the State Administration Commission of 1815. The Herschberg Urkataster of 1844 shows that a synagogue (presumably a newly established building) was bought in 1830 by Sebastian Stahl zu Battwiler for 300 gulden. This building could not have been too small, since it also housed the Jewish school until 1863.