Jews in Leipzig prior to 1933

Beschreibung
In the mid-15th century, Jews were driven out of Leipzig and, until the beginning of the 18th century, were prohibited from re-setting there.

Schlagworte
Krakau 1710 1733 1837 1847 1855 1910 1918 1933 Leipzig Judenbrühl Antisemitismus

Standort
Krakow

Texterkennung

in the mio-15 ei Qdriven out of Leipig in the 4 beginning of prohibited from re Nevertheless. Jewsiididn Cßhlvißfviv ifvlh Gihi- It was peculiarity of Leipzig that, although no Jews Iived in the city during the 16 and 17 centunes, the trade fair drew crowds of Jewish merchants, traders and peddlers to the city streets three times year. In 1710, for the first time, permanent settlement permit was issued to Jewish merchant and his family. This was, in effect, the beginning of the modem history of Jews in Leipzig. The Jewish population was kept small. ln 1733, there were approximately 30 Jews residing in Leipzig, and until the mid-1 of Jewish residents remained low. Q, An 1837 Sax unding of Jewish communities in Dresd nd che Fleligionsgemeinde zu Leipzig Israel Ueligions lpzig officially came into existence on June 2, 1847. On September 10, 1855, the central synagogue on Gottsc Be was consecrated. From the second half of the 19 century on, th population and the number of Jewish businesses increased steadi The its neighboring streets became the heart of the Jewish trade district The lower eastem edge of the street became known in Leipzig as the Uudenbrühl lt was, above all, home to Jewish fur merchants and -QQQ their shops. ln Leipzig, however, Brühl also became synonymous for the intemational center of the fur and bristle trade. Another characteristic of Leipzig was the high number of Jewish immigrants from Eastem Europe. The diverse social background of the Jewish residents was also distinctive feature. The bourgeois middle class majority lived side-by-side with proletarian worker class. During the German Empire, the Jewish population increased from 1,800 in 1871 to 9,400 in 1910. When World War broke out, Jews from Leipzig were at the front lines of volunteer recruits. Over 100 Jewish soldiers lost their lives. As measured by the number of 2 members and the wealth of activities offered by Jewish associations, as well as the establishment of religious, social and cultural institutions, the time of the Weimar Republic was the zenith of the flourishing Jewish community in Leipzig. From 1918 to 1933 many Jewish institutions, ih- cludlng the lsraelitische Krankenhaus Jewish Hospital the Israe irische Altersheim Jewish Home for the Aged the orthooox Ez-Chaim Synagogue and the Neue lsraelitische Friedhof Jewish Cemetery were established. T. With hearly 13,000 members, Leipzig had the sixth-largest Jewish c0mmu nity in Germany at the beginning nr the nazi take-over