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Jewish Cemetery

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Aachen – Junction at Geusenweg loop from Aachen Schanz

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2. Aachener Landgraben Path – View of Aachen loop from Aachen Schanz

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3. View of Aachen – Vaalserberg Three-Country Point loop from Aachen West

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

April 26, 2023

Anyone who has never visited a Jewish cemetery should visit this gem on Lütticher Str. Wonderful beautiful monuments from times long past "tell" stories of the deceased. Men should wear a hat when entering the cemetery. The first and thus oldest grave is in the north-west corner of the cemetery and directly at the enclosure wall.
Gem. white marble slab found one here
Miss Ernestine Rothschild, *03. March 1847 + March 25, 1868
her final resting place.

Interesting to know:
The rest period in the Jewish cemetery is considered to be unlimited in time, since according to Halacha graves may never be leveled or reoccupied. Due to the idea of resurrection, a grave and the Jewish cemetery are sacred and must not be dissolved.

When hiking, you can always see stone commemorative crosses with small stones at the side of the path, which were placed here by strangers. For some people, the question might arise as to what this means:
Well - the origin comes from Judaism. In the dim past, there were no cemeteries. The stones on Jewish graves meant that the graves in the sand could be recognized and found again by the relatives. In addition, the stones offered protection against the weather and wild animals. Furthermore, the stones should also express:
"I was here too!"
Figuratively speaking, the stone leaves something of oneself behind, something that has to do with honoring the dead and can also serve as a support for the relatives. You share the loss with the relatives and show it: discreetly, anonymously - but visible. So a gesture that should give strength and not to forget.

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Albertissimo

October 15, 2025

juedische-friedhoefe.info/friedhoefe-nach-regionen/nordrhein-westfalen/rheinland/aachen.html

The first German Jew, Isaac, was sent from Aachen to Baghdad in 797. He returned to the court of Charlemagne with gifts from Harun al-Rashid. Jewish settlement in Aachen remained sparse for several centuries, although no evidence of persecution is known.

It was only around 1800 that more and more Jewish families came to the city. By 1900, the number of Jewish citizens was around 1,500.

In addition to a synagogue, the community also had a retirement home and a school.

The persecution of the Jews began after 1933, and after the burning of the synagogue in 1938, the people here were persecuted, disenfranchised, and tortured with particular intensity.

Only one Jew survived the persecution.

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1. View of Aachen – Junction at Geusenweg loop from Aachen Schanz

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