Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate
Donnersbergkreis
Göllheim
Jewish Cemetery Göllheim
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate
Donnersbergkreis
Göllheim
Jewish Cemetery Göllheim
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Location: Göllheim, Donnersbergkreis, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The 701 m² cemetery, which was laid out in 1893 and occupied until 1939, has 38 gravestones, including a marble obelisk. The tombstones bear family names such as Straus, Lonsbach, Hecht, Freiberg, Felsenthal, Eckhaus, Moses, Marx, Samuel, Fränkel, Wälder and Weinmann.
Source: Wikipedia
January 2, 2021
An old Jewish cemetery is about 450 meters southeast of the new cemetery. It was laid out around 1700 and occupied until 1893. There are no more tombstones. This cemetery was also used by the Jews in Biedesheim and Kerzenheim.
January 2, 2021
There used to be a large Jewish population in Göllheim. Today there are still 38 gravestones here.
“After the synagogue built between 1848 and 1950 was demolished in 1971 due to its dilapidation, the cemetery is the only evidence of Jewish life in Göllheim.”
Source (sometimes quoted verbatim): Information board on site
Further information: alemannia-judaica.de/goellheim_friedhof.htm
January 13, 2023
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