Alemannia Judaica

Jewish life in the city can be traced back to the 10th century with the help of written sources, although it is assumed that immigration dates back even further. There are indications that Jews were already living in the region around Bobertumagus or Civitas Vangionum in Roman times - the city received its present name only in the 6th/7th century. After forays by crusaders at the end of the 11th century, Jewish life in the city recovered at the turn of the century. During the Middle Ages, the "Jerusalem on the Rhine" was considered the center of Ashkenazi teachings.

In Weimar lived Jews already in the Middle Ages. For the first time Jewish inhabitants are mentioned at the beginning of the 14th century. From the persecution of Jews in the plague period 1348/49 were probably also the Jews of Weimar affected. After that, according to an uncertain source, a Weimar Jew is only mentioned again in 1379. A secure mention is available from 1390  1418 there were eight adult gainfully employed Jewess*Jews in the city (six men, two women in six families). They lived from money trade.

In an imperial tax list of 1241/42 is the first mention of the Jewish community of Ulm. On January 30, 1349, it was destroyed in the course of the plague pogroms, whereupon, however, in the same century again Jewish women*Jews moved to the city, whereby a new community could be founded. Since 1493, the imperial city tried to obtain the expulsion of all Jewish inhabitants from the emperor, which it succeeded in 1499 Only 1806 could - albeit initially only a few - Jews move into the city.

In Stuttgart a small Jewish community existed initially in the Middle Ages: 1343 the Jew Loew is mentioned, who held an important position under Count Ulrich III. The persecution of Jews during the plague period destroyed the small community in November 1348. A few decades later (since 1393) Jews are again mentioned in the city, now residing in St. Leonhard's suburb. In 1488/98 the Stuttgart Jews were expelled. Since the end of the 14th century the Jewish settlement was in today s Brennerstrasse. No traces of this medieval community have survived.

In Steinbach am Glan a Jewish community existed until 1938/40. Its origin goes back at least to the time of the 18th century . With Schmul Levi a Jew is mentioned for the first time in 1638 in Glan-Münchweiler . In Steinbach there is a first mention by name in 1728, when Jacob Levi received a letter of protection for himself and his family. At that time, however, there were already other Jewish families in the village: in 1736 there were a total of 25 Jewish families in the county of von der Leyen, living mainly in Steinbach.

In Singen around 1666 Jewish families settled, but they soon emigrated from the place again. 

Only towards the end of the 19th century again some Jewish women*Jews moved in (1885 two, 1900 three Jewish inhabitants). After 1900 their number increased. The Jewish inhabitants of Singen initially belonged to the synagogue community of Constance. In the course of the 1920s, their number increased to such an extent that a foundation of a community was considered.

For the first time Jewesses*Jews 1241/42 (Reichssteuerliste) are mentioned in the city. The persecution of Jews during the plague period 1349 destroyed the community. Only in 1412 Jews are mentioned again in the town. In 1469 the Jews were expelled from the town for the first time, and in 1501 for the second time. In the 19th century after the influx of several Jewish families, a private Jewish community 1888 was founded, which in 1890 was accepted by the Israelitische Oberkirchenbehörde into the state association of Württemberg communities.