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Jewish Cemetery Berkach

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    September 21, 2025

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    Jewish cemeteries were located far outside of towns and villages because Jewish communities had long struggled to acquire land and were often only provided with unsuitable or unused land. This remote location was also necessary to protect the peace of the dead, which was ensured by a wall and the ability to lock the cemetery to prevent disturbances.
    This was also the case here.


    Source: juedische-friedhoefe.info/friedhoefe-nach-regionen/schleswig-holstein/ahrensburg/informationen.html#:~:text=Lage,nicht%20ver%C3%A4ndert%20oder%20aufgehoben%20werden
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    September 21, 2025

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    Further reasons were:
    Since Jewish cemeteries cannot be dissolved, they require a lot of space in the long term, which often could not be found within the city limits. This led to the construction of larger cemeteries outside of the towns.
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    An early Jewish regulation stated that graves and burial grounds should be kept away from the city to maintain purity.

    Source:
    juedische-friedhoefe.info/friedhoefe-nach-regionen/schleswig-holstein/ahrensburg/informationen.html#:~:text=Lage,nicht%20ver%C3%A4ndert%20oder%20aufgehoben%20werden.
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    August 13, 2021

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    Jewish cemetery near Berkach, in the village there is still a synagogue, a mikveh and former Jewish houses to be seen.
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