Alemannia Judaica

After it had been possible for Jewish persons or families to settle in Würzburg again under certain conditions since 1803 or after 1808, they soon made efforts to ensure that religious Jewish life was possible again in the city. However, it was to take some time before a community synagogue was established. In 1828 there existed seven private prayer rooms in the houses of rich and respected families such as Hirsch, Jeidels, Mayer and with Chief Rabbi Abraham Bing.

With the establishment of a Jewish community in 1897, a first prayer hall of the community could also be inaugurated.  On September 4, 1907, after five months of construction, a synagogue could be inaugurated in Straubing. The Straubing synagogue had been built according to plans by the architect Hans Dendl.

A synagogue first existed in the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned on the occasion of a renewal of the building in 1479. It stood in what is still called Judengasse in the southern quarter of the Old Town, probably at its southwestern end towards Petersgasse, on the site of today's houses Judengasse No. 25 and 27. It had three street fronts. Under or next to it was the ritual bath. As early as 1500, the city had King Maximilian I confirm ownership of the synagogue in the event that Jews would sooner or later cease to live in Schweinfurt.

In 1911/1912 the new synagogue building at the Brixener Hof in Schäffnerstraße was started; The synagogue in Untere Bachgasse 3 had to be closed in 1907 because of danger of collapse. The entire property was demolished in October 1938. A memorial plaque has commemorated the former synagogue since the beginning of 2012. It bears the inscription: "Former synagogue - At this location in the tower of the Gothic Wollerhaus was the Regensburg synagogue from 1841 to 1907. In 1938, the medieval property was demolished." The memorial plaque was financed by a private donation.  

With a letter of July 29, 1874 to the Israelite religious community, 32 members of the congregation asked to hold their own services in the prayer room of the community center according to the traditional rite. However, this was refused, as it was feared that the unity of the congregation would be dissolved. Thus, the first services (since New Year - Rosh Hashanah - 1874) were held in a rented hall.

The synagogue in Nuremberg, built by architect Adolf Wolff (1832-1885), was consecrated on September 8, 1874 . In March 1870, the cornerstone of the new building had been laid. The synagogue had 546 numbered male and 389 numbered female seats.  

Last use: Protestant parish hall until demolition in 1996.

1998 - New construction of a residential complex

Presumably towards the end of the 16th century, the site on the Laudenbacher Schlossberg is purchased by various Jewish communities from the region around Laudenbach and used as a cemetery. On the occasion of a Jewish census  in 1623 a gravedigger is mentioned for the first time, 30 years later a document mentions an own administrator (Gabbai) for the cemetery, the synagogue and the mikvah (1655). The enclosure wall of the cemetery was built in 1873/74. A Bavarian-wide collection is started to finance the construction project. In 1930 the area is extended to its present size.

Since the mid-1870s, the Jewish community had been collecting funds for the construction of a new synagogue. Head Hirsch Stern established a synagogue building fund. In 1879, the assets of the fund already consisted of 3,550 marks, raised through donations. In 1881 the plans became concrete. At a congregational meeting in 1881, various proposals for the acquisition of a suitable site for the synagogue were discussed.

Last use: kindergarten