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The support group "Synagoge in Vöhl e.V.“ keeps alive the history of the Jews in Waldeck-Frankenberg with events and genealogical research. The Synagogue is a place of interest and lets you feel the atmosphere in times of the jewish community.
The synagogue in Voehl is a well-preserved building from 1827 with a gallery and vaulted ceiling. The interior was completely destroyed on the night of the pogrom in 1938. Today, events are held in this former prayer room; the adjoining rooms house a museum and a library about Judaism.
The prayer room of the synagogue lost its interior furnishings in 1938. With digital tools, the former impression of the room can be recreated.
The museum shows aspects of Jewish culture and way of life. The exhibition rooms are the former living quarters of the synagogue. Part of the museum is the prayer room of the synagogue.
This register about Jews from the Waldeck-Frankenberg district is „in progress“. That means that it is not and will never be complete. For several years I´ve been researching in various archives (e.g. Centrum Judiacum Berlin; The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People in Jerusalem, The Hessian State Archives (Staatsarchiv Marburg), Archives from different communities in this district, and newspaperarchieves) as well as in regional historical literature. Only a small fraction of these sources could be evaluated and incorperated so far. At the moment, there are about 5800 CV of Jews in Waldeck. Family trees were created when enough data about the family was available. This was possible with about 160 Jewish families.
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This compilation is made for the internet - not as a book. A book is a finished product, on the internet there is always the opportunity to easily change and add things.
In in individual cases there is justified interest to delete and or remove information about certain persons the author is more than willing to do so.
In the heading of each biography the places in Waldeck- Frankenberg with which the people are connected to are named. If those places are in bold print they lived there for some time. If those places are in normal print they were either related (spouse; children; etc.) to Jews or only lived there for a short period of time.
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by Karl-Heinz Stadtler
