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The Jewish community in Hohenems had its
beginnings with a charter in 1617. Soon thereafter a
synagogue, a ritual bath (mikvah), a school and a poorhouse
were built. A cemetery was established on the southern
outskirts of town. Jewish economic activity in the town
resulted in the first coffee house in 1797, and in 1841, the
first bank and insurance company in Vorarlberg. The Hohenems
Jewish community celebrated its golden era around 1862, with
nearly 600 Jewish citizens, 12% of the population. The
Jewish presence in town was terminated in 1942 with the
deportation of the last remaining Jew, Frieda Nagelberg, to
Vienna and eventually to Izbica. Recently three Jewish
people have moved into Hohenems.
The
synagogue survived the Kristallnacht without
damage. It was acquired by the municipality after the war
and converted into a fire station. All objects pertaining to
its use as a synagogue were removed or destroyed.
In
2001 the synagogue was renovated and it now used as
a cultural centre. The Jewish quarter, which has
had historical preservation status since 1996, includes
numerous townhouses and mansions surrounding the synagogue.
Along with the former Christengasse ("Christian Lane"),
renamed Marktstrasse (Market Street), it forms the urban
core of Hohenems.
In 1991, the Jewish Museum
Hohenems was opened in a mansion in the center of
the Jewish quarter. The museum commemorates the history of
the Jewish community in Hohenems. The many remaining objects
it exhibits bear witness to the former flourishing Jewish
community in Hohenems. As part of its remembrance culture, a
section of the museum is dedicated to the memory of the
darkest chapter in Vorarlberg history - the national
socialist period, and its attempts to eliminate all traces
of Jewish culture in Vorarlberg and beyond. The Jewish
cemetery south of the town dates to the first Jewish
settlement in 1617 and is still in use today. It contains
more than 500 graves, with 370 surviving gravestones.
Source:
Wikipedia
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External Links:
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The former Synagogue of Hohenems
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The Jewish Quarter of Hohenems
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Jewish, Muslim graves defiled with swastikas in Austria
- Nazi symbols, anti-migrant slogans scrawled on
buildings and tombstones in Hohenems and Altach, close
to Swiss border - Times of Israel, October 19, 2015
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Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries in
Austria: Jewish Cemetery Hohenemes
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Jewish Communities of Austria: Hohenems, by Beit
HaTfutzot
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Jewish Museum of Hohenems, Wikipedia
- Jewish
Museum Hohenems
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