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Agentur für Arbeit Rathaus II Neues Rathaus Volksfest- platz Stein- graeber Palais Oberfranken- halle Das Zentrum Friedrichs-Forum Post Post Stadtfriedhof mit Grabkapelle Franz Liszt und Jean Paul Grabmal Tierpark Röhren- see Prinzessinnen- haus Synagoge Schloss- kirche Altes Schloss Neues Schloss Am Main f l e c k l e in „WILHELMINENAUE“ Cineplex Facilities in the Community: 1 Synagogue with mikvah, Münzgasse 2 2 Cemetery, Nürnberger Str. 9 3 Former community house, Münzgasse 5* with mikvah and kosher butchers cabin 4 School classroom, central school house (Graser- school), Schulstr. 4 5 Jewish Community and Culture Centre with Museum (to be completed in 2020), Münzgasse 9 12 Karl-Marx-Str. 6*, S. Strauß & Sons, horse and cattle trade 13 Karl-Marx-Str. 13, Max Oppenheim, skin and fur store, later Selmar Oppenheim, Oppinwerke, shoe dispatch shipments 14 Kulmbacher Str. 103*, private mental home Dr. Würzburger, later Sanatorium Mainschloss and Herzoghöhe 15 Luitpoldplatz 2, Max und Leopold Reinauer, Ludwig Heimann, textile manu- facturer and textile store 16 Maximilianstr. 2*, Simon Pfefferkorn, womens clothing, curtains and textile store 17 Maximilianstr. 9, Max Harburger, textile store 18 Maximilianstr. 46, H.M.Wilmersdörffer, later Gutta and Max Wilmersdörffer, Paul Nördlinger, manufactured goods, textile supplies 19 Maximilianstr. 71, Moritz Fleischer, later Isaac Zwirn, shoe store 20 Münzgasse 11, Simon Fleischmann, book print, bag and paper factory, later Ludwig Hönigsberger 21 Opernstr. 7, Julius Aptekmann later Hermann Reinauer, Reinauer&Düring, tabacco store 22 Opernstr. 11*, department store Friedmann, Erwege, Joseph Friedmann later Max Friedmann and law office Dr. Richard Herzstein, lawyer 23 Opernstr. 16, Moses and David Seckel, coin supplier and Court Jew, later Family Wertheimer, later Isidor Dittmann, male clothes store 24 Opernstr. 22, Luitpold Kurzmann, department store for wool and fashion items as well as toys, then Adolf and Oscar Marx 25 Richard-Wagner-Str. 4*, Heinrich Schriefer, department store for wool and fashion items as well as toys, then Adolf and Oscar Marx 26 Richard-Wagner-Str. 38, law office Berthold Klein, lawyer Birthplaces and former addresses of renowned personalities: 27 Dr. Fischel Arnheim (1812- 1864), Opernstr. 7 solicitor, bavarian Member of Parlament 28 Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bettmann (1869-1939), Luitpoldplatz 17*, doctor, dermatologist, professor at the University Heidelberg 29 Richard Engelmann (1868- 1966), Markgrafenallee 44, sculptor, professor at the higher education institu- tion for visual arts Weimar 30 Dr. Heinrich Harburger (1851-1916), Kämmereigasse 9* attorney, President of the Higher Regional Court Munich’s Senate, honorary professor University Munich 31 Julius Herz von Hertenried (1825-1910), Kulmbacher Str. 7* engineer, railway con- struction in Bavaria, Swit- zerland, Austria, inherited knighthood in Austria 32 Hilde Marx (1911-1986), Richard-Wagner-Str. 4* author 33 Dr. Albert Neuburger (1867-1943), Kirchgasse 22 electrochemist, author of historical technical books, (“Die Technik des Alter- tums”, 1919) and newspa- per articles 34 Emanuel Osmund (1766- 1842), Friedrichstr. 16 friend of Jean Paul, banker and retailer 35 Josef Rubinstein (1847- 1884), Badstr. 31*, pianist of Richard Wagner, grave in the Jewish Cemetary Bayreuth 36 Justin Steinhäuser (1891-1966), Friedrich- von-Schiller-Str. 14* merchant and city council * buildings torn down, partly replaced through new buildings. Streets named in remembrance of Jews: 37 Harburgerstraße 38 Judengasse (= Von-Römer-Straße) 39 Jakob-Herz-Straße 40 Dr.-Würzburger-Straße 41 Levistraße Time of the National Socialist persecution Prehistory and Anti-Semitism 42 Wahnfriedstr. 1, Chamberlain-Villa 43 Maximilianstr. 2/4*, “Brown House”, seat of the NSDAP regional administration (“Gaulei- tung”) Bayerische Ostmark Locations of the Reichspogromnacht 1938 1 Münzgasse 2, Synagogue 44 Carl-Schüller-Str. 20 1/2, textile store “G. Roßkamm” (owner: Jakob and Adele Strauß) 45 Luitpoldplatz 17*, textile store “Dessauer” 46 Richard-Wagner-Str. 20*, Rudolph Weigert’s Nürnberger Bazar 47 Schloßberglein 3*, toy store (owner: Ilse Friedmann) 48 Maximilianstr. 33, police station in the Old Town Hall 49 Hindenburgstr. 1*, stables of the abattoir 50 Markgrafenallee 30*, state court prison Locations of remembrance 51 Memorial stones, Jewish cemetery, Nürnberger Str. 9 52 Memorial stones, New Town Hall, Luitpoldplatz 13 53 Exhibition “Silenced Voices” (“Verstummte Stimmen”) and plaque, Festspielpark 54 Plaque external camp Bay- reuth as part of the con- centration camp Floßen- bürg, Spinnereistraße History of the Community The history of the Bayreuth Jewish Community goes back to the Middle Ages. Since the 13th century there is evidence proving the existence and the perse- cution of Jews in the town. After the Jews had to leave the margraviate in 1515 only few isolated Jews inhabited Bayreuth until the 18th century. Their living cir- cumstances were depend- ant on the goodwill of the Margraves who granted protection due to finan- cial interests of their own. “Landstände” (political rep- resentatives of the estates in the German Empire dur- ing the Middle Ages) and the municipal council were rather hostile and restrictive towards Jews. Margrave Friedrich (reigned from 1735-1763) made a re- establishment of a Jewish Community possible. He allowed the settlement of 10 Jewish families and gave his consent to the Court banker and coin supplier Moses Seckel to set up a syna- gogue. The rapidly growing number of the community, in 1792 389 Jews lived in Bayreuth and in 1837 the Jewish population peaked at 530 Jewish citizens, result- ing in an economic upswing, despite the ever-present anti-semitic hostilities. These intensify in the 1920’s with the rise of National Socialism. After the seize of power in 1933 the situation dramatically worsens and Jewish citizens resign and leave the town. In 1933 the Jewish population in Bay- reuth counted 261 people, in November 1938 this number had sunk to just 80. The Reichspogromnacht on the 9. / 10.11.1938 shows just how severe the situation had become. After the two deportations in 1941 and 1942 only few Jews, those that had Christian spouses, remained in Bayreuth. The end of the Second World War brought about a revival of Jewish life in the city due to many Jewish “Displaced Persons”, most of these however emigrated later on. Only very few of the Bayreuth Jews that were deported and persecuted returned to their home- town. The small remaining community received an upswing when quota refu- gees from the former Soviet Union came in the 1990’s. Now round about 500 Jews call Bayreuth their home. Working Life: 6 Badstr. 30, Abraham Fleischer, (Owners Isaak and Samuel Fleischer), cattle sales 7 Dammwäldchen 4*, Lion Löwensohn, first Bayreuther chocolate, sugar confectionary and fruit preserve factory, also “Apparatebauanstalt Bavaria” 8 Erlangerstr. 19, privat men- tal home, Dr. Würzburger (later Kulmbacher Str. 103) 9 Friedrich-Puchta-Str. 26, Dr. Hugo Holzinger, doctor and obstetrician 10 Kanzleistr. 15, Antiquarian Seligsberg 11 Karl-Marx-Str. 4*, Jakob Kaufmann, leather goods (suitcases and school satchels) On the tracks of Jewish life in Bayreuth 1 4 6 22 26 21 15 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 40 39 38 24 23 7 14 16 17 18 9 11 12 13 19 20 8 10 3 5 2 Imprint: Publisher: Bayreuth Marketing und Tourismus GmbH und Gesellschaft für christlich-jüdische Zusammenarbeit Bayreuth e.V. Design: GMK – Medien. Marken. Kommunikation. Bayreuth Map of city: Michael Wegener Map of city center: Engelbrecht Design + Werbung, Berlin Texts: Christine Bartholomäus M.A., Stadtarchiv unter Mitarbeit von Dr. Norbert Aas, Frank Nicklas Photo front page, Photo Synagogue (new), Photo Mikvah: Norbert Miguletz Photos: Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Stadtarchiv Bayreuth, Bayreuth Marketing & Tourismus GmbH Print: ????? No responsibility is accepted for the correctness of this information. As of February 2019 27 25 Opernstraße 16 Maximilianstraße 9 Cemetery Maximilianstraße 2

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Facilities in the Community:

1 Synagoguewithmikvah,Münzgasse2

2 Cemetery,NürnbergerStr.9

3 Formercommunityhouse,Münzgasse5*withmikvahandkosherbutcherscabin

4 Schoolclassroom,centralschoolhouse(Graser-school),Schulstr.4

5 JewishCommunityandCultureCentrewithMuseum(tobecompletedin2020),Münzgasse9

12 Karl-Marx-Str.6*,S.Strauß&Sons,horseandcattletrade

13 Karl-Marx-Str.13,MaxOppenheim,skinandfurstore,laterSelmarOppenheim,Oppinwerke,shoedispatchshipments

14 KulmbacherStr.103*,privatementalhomeDr.Würzburger,laterSanatoriumMainschlossandHerzoghöhe

15 Luitpoldplatz2,MaxundLeopoldReinauer,LudwigHeimann,textilemanu-facturerandtextilestore

16 Maximilianstr.2*,SimonPfefferkorn,womensclothing,curtainsandtextilestore

17 Maximilianstr.9,MaxHarburger,textilestore

18 Maximilianstr.46,H.M.Wilmersdörffer,laterGuttaandMaxWilmersdörffer,PaulNördlinger,manufacturedgoods,textilesupplies

19 Maximilianstr.71,MoritzFleischer,laterIsaacZwirn,shoestore

20Münzgasse11,SimonFleischmann,bookprint,bagandpaperfactory,laterLudwigHönigsberger

21 Opernstr.7,JuliusAptekmannlaterHermannReinauer,Reinauer&Düring,tabaccostore

22 Opernstr.11*,departmentstoreFriedmann,Erwege,JosephFriedmannlaterMaxFriedmannandlawofficeDr.RichardHerzstein,lawyer

23 Opernstr.16,MosesandDavidSeckel,coinsupplierandCourtJew,laterFamilyWertheimer,laterIsidorDittmann,maleclothesstore

24Opernstr.22,LuitpoldKurzmann,departmentstoreforwoolandfashionitemsaswellastoys,thenAdolfandOscarMarx

25 Richard-Wagner-Str.4*,HeinrichSchriefer,departmentstoreforwoolandfashionitemsaswellastoys,thenAdolfandOscarMarx

26Richard-Wagner-Str.38,lawofficeBertholdKlein,lawyer

Birthplaces and former addresses of renowned personalities:27 Dr.FischelArnheim(1812-

1864),Opernstr.7solicitor,bavarianMemberofParlament

28Prof.Dr.SiegfriedBettmann(1869-1939),Luitpoldplatz17*,doctor,dermatologist,professorattheUniversityHeidelberg

29RichardEngelmann(1868-1966),Markgrafenallee44,sculptor,professoratthehighereducationinstitu-tionforvisualartsWeimar

30Dr.HeinrichHarburger(1851-1916),Kämmereigasse9*attorney,PresidentoftheHigherRegionalCourtMunich’sSenate,honoraryprofessorUniversityMunich

31 JuliusHerzvonHertenried(1825-1910),KulmbacherStr.7*engineer,railwaycon-structioninBavaria,Swit-zerland,Austria,inheritedknighthoodinAustria

32 HildeMarx(1911-1986),Richard-Wagner-Str.4*author

33 Dr.AlbertNeuburger(1867-1943),Kirchgasse22electrochemist,authorofhistoricaltechnicalbooks,(“DieTechnikdesAlter-tums”,1919)andnewspa-perarticles

34EmanuelOsmund(1766-1842),Friedrichstr.16friendofJeanPaul,bankerandretailer

35 JosefRubinstein(1847-1884),Badstr.31*,pianistofRichardWagner,graveintheJewishCemetaryBayreuth

36 JustinSteinhäuser(1891-1966),Friedrich-von-Schiller-Str.14*merchantandcitycouncil

*buildingstorndown,partlyreplacedthroughnewbuildings.

Streets named in remembrance of Jews:37 Harburgerstraße38 Judengasse

(=Von-Römer-Straße)39 Jakob-Herz-Straße40Dr.-Würzburger-Straße41 Levistraße

Time of the National Socialist persecution

Prehistory and Anti-Semitism

42Wahnfriedstr.1,Chamberlain-Villa

43Maximilianstr.2/4*,“BrownHouse”,seatoftheNSDAPregionaladministration(“Gaulei-tung”)BayerischeOstmark

Locations of the Reichspogromnacht 1938

1 Münzgasse2,Synagogue44Carl-Schüller-Str.20

1/2,textilestore“G.Roßkamm”(owner:JakobandAdeleStrauß)

45Luitpoldplatz17*,textilestore“Dessauer”

46Richard-Wagner-Str.20*,RudolphWeigert’sNürnbergerBazar

47Schloßberglein3*,toystore(owner:IlseFriedmann)

48Maximilianstr.33,policestationintheOldTownHall

49Hindenburgstr.1*,stablesoftheabattoir

50Markgrafenallee30*,statecourtprison

Locations of remembrance 51 Memorialstones,Jewish

cemetery,NürnbergerStr.952 Memorialstones,New

TownHall,Luitpoldplatz1353 Exhibition“Silenced

Voices”(“VerstummteStimmen”)andplaque,Festspielpark

54PlaqueexternalcampBay-reuthaspartofthecon-centrationcampFloßen-bürg,Spinnereistraße

History of the Community

ThehistoryoftheBayreuthJewishCommunitygoesbacktotheMiddleAges.Sincethe13thcenturythereisevidenceprovingtheexistenceandtheperse-cutionofJewsinthetown.AftertheJewshadtoleavethemargraviatein1515onlyfewisolatedJewsinhabitedBayreuthuntilthe18thcentury.Theirlivingcir-cumstancesweredepend-antonthegoodwilloftheMargraveswhograntedprotectionduetofinan-cialinterestsoftheirown.“Landstände”(politicalrep-resentativesoftheestatesintheGermanEmpiredur-ingtheMiddleAges)andthemunicipalcouncilwereratherhostileandrestrictivetowardsJews.MargraveFriedrich(reignedfrom1735-1763)madeare-establishmentofaJewishCommunitypossible.Heallowedthesettlementof10JewishfamiliesandgavehisconsenttotheCourtbankerandcoinsupplierMosesSeckeltosetupasyna-gogue.Therapidlygrowingnumberofthecommunity,in1792389JewslivedinBayreuthandin1837theJewishpopulationpeakedat530Jewishcitizens,result-

inginaneconomicupswing,despitetheever-presentanti-semitichostilities.Theseintensifyinthe1920’swiththeriseofNationalSocialism.Aftertheseizeofpowerin1933thesituationdramaticallyworsensandJewishcitizensresignandleavethetown.In1933theJewishpopulationinBay-reuthcounted261people,inNovember1938thisnumberhadsunktojust80.TheReichspogromnachtonthe9./10.11.1938showsjusthowseverethesituationhadbecome.Afterthetwodeportationsin1941and1942onlyfewJews,thosethathadChristianspouses,remainedinBayreuth.TheendoftheSecondWorldWarbroughtaboutarevivalofJewishlifeinthecityduetomanyJewish“DisplacedPersons”,mostofthesehoweveremigratedlateron.OnlyveryfewoftheBayreuthJewsthatweredeportedandpersecutedreturnedtotheirhome-town.Thesmallremainingcommunityreceivedanupswingwhenquotarefu-geesfromtheformerSovietUnioncameinthe1990’s.Nowroundabout500JewscallBayreuththeirhome.

Working Life:6 Badstr.30,Abraham

Fleischer,(OwnersIsaakandSamuelFleischer),cattlesales

7 Dammwäldchen4*,LionLöwensohn,firstBayreutherchocolate,sugarconfectionaryandfruitpreservefactory,also“ApparatebauanstaltBavaria”

8 Erlangerstr.19,privatmen-talhome,Dr.Würzburger(laterKulmbacherStr.103)

9 Friedrich-Puchta-Str.26,Dr.HugoHolzinger,doctorandobstetrician

10 Kanzleistr.15,AntiquarianSeligsberg

11 Karl-Marx-Str.4*,JakobKaufmann,leathergoods(suitcasesandschoolsatchels)

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fatesof53persecutedand12mur-deredJewsarepresentedextensivelyinGermanandEnglish.Since2000amemorial stone (54)intheSpinnereistraßestandsinmem-oryoftheinmatesoftheexternalcampBayreuthbelongingtotheconcentrationcampFlossenbürg.IntheInstituteforphysicsresearch,thathadbeentransferredtoBay-reuthin1944,concentrationcampinmateshadtoworktosatisfythedemandforarmaments.Thisbuild-ingonthepremisesofthenewcot-tonmillwastorndownin1994.

Literature recommendations (only available in German):AdolfEckstein,GeschichtederJudenimMarkgraftumBayreuth1248bis1786,Bayreuth1907,130S.SylviaHabermann/BerndMayer/Chri-stophRabenstein:„Reichskristallnacht“.DasSchicksalunsererjüdischenMitbürger.EineGedenkschriftderStadtBayreuth,Bayreuth1989,2.,überarb.Aufl.,50S.,Abb.JosefGothart:NamhafteBayreutherJudenim19.Jahrhundert,in:ArchivfürGeschichtevonOberfranken75(1995),S.385-394JosefGothart:WasderjüdischeFriedhofBayreuthsunszusagenhat,in:ArchivfürGeschichtevonOberfranken78(1998),S.457-469EkkehardHübschmann/HelmutPaulus/SiegfriedPokorny:PhysischeundbehördlicheGewalt.Die„Reichskristallnacht“unddieVer-folgungderJudeninBayreuth,hrsg.vonderGeschichtswerkstattBayreuthe.V.,Bayreuth:BumerangVerlag2000,260S.,Abb.Denk/Steinesetzen.ÜberdieWiedergewin-nungderErinnerungandieermordetenJudenvonBayreuth.EineDokumentationvonIreneHamel,Bayreuth:BumerangVerlag2003,98S.,Abb.MehralsSteine...Synagogen-GedenkbandBayern.BandI:Oberfranken,Oberpfalz,Nie-derbayern,Oberbayern,Schwaben,hrsg.vonWolfgangKraus,BerndtHammundMeierSchwarz,erarb.vonBarbaraEberhardtundAngelaHager,Lindenberg2007,hierKapitelBayreuth,S.92-105JudeninBayreuth1933-2003.Verfolgung,Vertreibung–unddasDanach.Hrsg.fürdieNeueBayreutherGeschichtswerkstattvonNorbertAas,Bayreuth:BumerangVerlag2008,2.Aufl.,312S.,Abb.JüdischesBayreuthHrsg.vonderGesellschaftfürChristlich-JüdischeZusammenarbeitBayreuth,Bayreuth2010.

Neuropaths.TheSanatoriumalsohadaprivaterehabilitationhousecalledMainschloss.AllthiswaslocatedintheKulmbacherStr.103.AlbertWürzburgersfatherDr.SimonWürzburger(1816-1895)hadfoundedthisasaprivatementalhomeintheErlangerStr.19

(41) LevistraßeInhonouroftheconductoroftheParsifalpremiereinBayreuth,Her-mannLevi(1839-1900),in1962astreetclosetotheFestivalTheatrewasnamedafterhim.

During the time of the National Socialist persecution

Background and Antisemitism:Racetheoreticianandculturalphi-losopherHoustonStewartChamber-lain(1855-1927)whowasmarriedtooneofRichardWagner’sdaughtersEva,spenthislastyearsinthe Wah-nfriedstr. 1 (42).Withhisanti-Se-miticallycoinedworks,inwhichheemphasizedthesuperiorityoftheArianrace,hewasanhonoraryciti-zenofBayreuth(since1922)andoneofthebigenablersforAdolfHitlerandtheNationalSocialists.IntheThirdReichtherearemanyexamplesofcommonplaceanti-semitismtowardsfellowJewishcitizens:EarlyMarch1933thejobcentreemployeeKurtdeJongewaspulledoffhisbicycle.HewasinformedthathewasarrestedbecausehewasaJewandthatamemberoftheSAwouldtakeoverhisjobinstead.Inautumn1940Mrs.MathildeCahn’stelephonewasconfiscatedbytheReichPostalservice–Jewswereforbiddenfromusingthetelephonenetwork.AnupsetMrs.Cahnthreatenedtojumpoutofthewindow–addi-tionallyshehadtohandoverallofherjewellery.Duringthewinterof1940/41FamilyHerzstein,justlikeallotherfamiliesinthehouse,soughtoutthecommunalair-raidshelterafterhearingtheair-raidsiren.Oneresidentdenouncedthemtothelocalgroupleader.ItwastobeimpresseduponthemthatJewswerenotpermittedtouse

thecommunalair-raidshelters.Intheso-called“BrownHouse”intheMaximilianstr. 2 and 4 (43)theNSDAPregionaladministrationforthe“BayerischeOstmark”haditsseat.Fromheretheycouldspewtheirpropaganda.Upuntil1933thehouseintheMaximilianstr.2belongedtotheJewishmerchantSimonPfefferkorn,whohadaflourishingbusinessthere.DuetoimmensepressureandintimidationbythepartyhewasforcedtosellhishousetotheNS-Kulturverlagon31.03.1933.AfterthisthepartyaccumulatedthehouseintheMaximilianstr.4aswellasthebuildingSchlossberglein2,bythesamemeans.TheJewishmerchantswidowJohannaHirschmannwassubjecttothreatsandwashenceforcedtosell.

Locations of the “Reichspogromnacht”

Duringthenightfromthe9thtothe10thNovember1938thesyna-gogue (1) wasviolatedanddestroyedthroughSAandSSmembers.TheordersforthiscamefromMunichwheretheheadoftheNaziparty,amongthemBayreuth’sregionalleaderFritzWächtler,werehavingaparty.TherewasstrictordersnottoburnthesynagoguedownbecausethecloselysituatedpreciousMar-gravialOperaHousemightbeinriskofburningdowntoo.Theritualarticlesaresincemissingandtheinteriordidn’tsurviveatall.ManyshopsandapartmentsweresubjecttotheriotsagainstJewishcitizensintheReichspogromnacht.

Facilities in the Community

Thesynagogue,thecemeteryandthemikvaharecentralfacilitiesthatcanbefoundinaJewishcommunity.

(1) Synagogue with mikvah, Münzgasse 2 In1759theroyalbankerandcoinsupplierMosesSeckelboughttheformermargravialKomödienandRedoutenhauslocatednexttotheMargravialOperaHouse.TenyearspriortothisMargraveFriedrichhadallowedtenJewishfamiliestosettledown.Seckelhadtheold“Reuthaus”,positionedinthebackoftheproperty,convertedintoasynagogue–thegrandopeningheldonthe15thofMarch1760.Overthecourseoftimedifferentrenovationsandchangeshavetakenplace.IntheReichspogromnacht9.-10.11.1938theinteriorofthesynagoguewasdestroyed,thebuildingitselfhow-everremainedlargelyintactdueto

itsclosevicinitytotheMargravialOperaHouse.AfterthewarthesmallJewishcommunitywasabletousethesynagogueaftersomesmallalterationshadbeendone.Afteranewmikvahwithanartesianwellwasinaugurated,acompre-hensiverenovationtookplacefrom2013-2016.UponcompletionoftherenovationthesynagoguewasnowabletoservetheJewishcommunitywhichcountsroundabout500members.AmongstotherthingsnowthereisasabbathelevatorwhichwasdevelopedinJerusalem.AdditionallyoneoftheTorahscrollsthatwasrobbedduringtheNazitimecouldbereturnedtoitsoriginalplace.Rediscovery of a genizahDuringafirstpreliminaryexam-inationin2009becauseofthescheduled,extensiverenovationontheoccasionofthesynagogues250yearanniversary,agenizahwithscripts,fragmentsandcultobjectswasfoundinthecenturiesoldroofbeams.Theoldestartefactsfromthishiddendepotofreligiousandworldlyobjectsgobacktothe16thcentury.Aftertheprofessionalsal-vageandevaluationthroughthe“Genisaprojekt”VeitshöchheimtheartefactwillsoonbedisplayedinthecurrentlydevelopingJewishCultureCentreoppositetotheSynagogueintheMünzgasse9.

(5) Jewish Community and Culture Centre with Museum, Münzgasse 9ThelistedestatetobefoundintheMünzgasse9waspreviouslyusedbytheUniversityBayreuthandiscurrentlybeingconvertedandreno-vated.AmongstofficeandfunctionroomsacaféwhichwillofferkosherfoodandbeveragesisbeingcreatedalongwithaJewishmuseum.Ontheverytopflooraguestroomwillbesetupforguestsofthecommunity.

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ThecompletionofthisnewCom-munityandCultureCentreoftheJewishCommunityisexpectedtobefinishedin2020.

(2) Cemetery, Nürnberger Str. 9ThesitefortheJewishCemeterynexttotheNürnbergerStraßewasacquiredbytheJewishCommunityin1786.AtthattimeitwaslocatedoutsideofthecityonturfbelongingtothemunicipalityofOberkonners-reuth.Thefirstfuneralwasheldthereonthe25thofJune1787,priortothisthedeadhadtobetransport-edtothecemeteriesofBaiersdorf,AufseßorBurgkunststadt.Thecemeterypremisethatisenclosedbyastonewallhasthreedifferentsectionsforgraves.Furthermorethecemeterywaslargenedin1846,1907and2008andnowholdsaround1000graves.ThecemeterybuildingwiththeTaharahall(mortuaryinwhichthedeadarerituallycleansed)wasbuiltin1898.TheJewishCeme-teryonlyisaccessibleafterpriorconsultationandarrangementwiththeIKG.AllgravestonesaredocumentedintheSolomon-Ludwig-Steinheim-Institutedata-baseandareaccessiblethere(www.steinheim-institut.de)

(3) Community house, Münzgasse 5Inthe19thcenturyfurthercom-munityfacilitieswerelocatedinthecommunityhouseoppositethesynagogueatMünzgasse5–such

ToursonthetracksofJewishlifeinBayreuthaswellasNationalSocialisminBayreuthcanbearrangedatthetouristinformation.Citytoursthroughthehistoricalinnercitytakeplacedailyat10.30o’clockfromMay-OctoberandfromNovembertoAprilat10.30o’clockonSaturdays.

astheapartmentoftheprecentorandthecommunitycouncillorandschoolbuildings.Thisremaineduntilthehousewastorndownduetodilapidationin1858,nowthereisanewconstructioninthisplace.Behindthebuildingthereisamikvah,thetraditionalplungepool,directlynexttotheMühlbachwhichcomesfromtheRedMainriver.Thekosher butchers cabinusedforthetraditionalslaughteringofanimalsinaccordancewithJewishriteswasalsotemporarilynextto/behindthehouseatMünzgasse5.Todaynoneoftheseinstitutionsareinplace.Asof1810alsoJewishchildrenweresubjecttotheBavariancompulsoryschoolattendancelaws.Thefirstclass roomintendedfortheteachingofJewishreligionandtheHebrewlanguagewaslocatedinthehouseofthewatchmakerWagnerintheMaximilianstr.48from1824to1826andthenitwassituatedinthe

apartmentoftheteacherAbrahamSternatMaximilianstr.47onthethirdfloor.After1840therewasaschoolroominthecommunityhouseintheMünzgasse5.Aftertheconstructionofthe“Zentralschule”(nowtheGraserschule)in1875class-eswereheldthereatSchulstr. 4 (4).Today,Jewishreligionclasstakesplaceinthecommunityroomsofthesynagogue.

Working Life

Duetomanyrestrictionsintheanti-JewishlawsthebranchesinwhichJewscouldworkwerelimitedtoveryfewareas,thisremainedassuchuntiltheselawswereadjustedinthecourseofthefoundationoftheGermanReichin1871.Tradealwayswasthemainsourceoflive-lihood.InBayreuththereweresomefewJewishfactoriesforexampleapaperandaleatherfactory.Jewishcitizensalsoheldthepositionsofdoctors,lawyersandnotaries.Bytheendofthe19thcentury/startofthe20thcenturythereweremanyshopswithJewishownersintheBayreuthinner-city,mostoftheseweretextilestores.WiththeongoingNationalSocialistantisemiticpropagandatar-getedatJews,manyJewishownersforciblygaveuptheirshops.InJuly1936therewereonly5Jewishstoresleft,afterthePogromnight1938notasinglestorewasleft.

Streets

DifferentstreetnamesremindoneoftheJewishhistorypresentinBay-reuthaswellasoftheeffectsandinfluencesofbigpersonalities.

(37) Harburgerstraße:TheHarburgerstraßewasnamedassuchin1920afterthemerchant

MaxHarburger(1857-1916).Hehadsetupacharitabletrustalongwithhismotherandsiblingsinordertohelpthetown.In1936thestreetwasrenamed,immediatelyafterthewarhoweverthestreetwasgivenbackitsoldname.

(38) Von-Römer-Straße (former Judengasse)1464theJudengassewasfirstmen-tionedindocuments,intheMiddleAgesJewslivedinthisalleyandthesocalled“Judenschul”(synagogue)wassituatedthere.1889itwasrenamedintoVon-Römer-StraßeinordertopaytributetotheVonRömersiblingsandtheircharitabletrust.

(39) Jakob-Herz-Straße1988thecitynamedastreetinhon-ouroftheBayreuthdoctorJakobHerz(1816-1871).HerzwasthefirstJewishprofessorinBavariaandprac-ticedattheUniversityofErlangen.AstreetthathadbeennamedHer-zstrassein1910afterJakobHerz’sbrotherthetrainengineerJuliusHerz(125-1910)lostitsnamein1933.

(40) Dr. Würzburger-StraßeThestreetreceiveditsnamein1947andhonouredDr.AlbertWürzburger1856-1938).Dr.WürzburgerwasarenownedneurologistandtheheadoftheSanatoriumHerzoghöhefor

bersthe6millionmurderedJewsandhasaninsigniainthemiddleofthememorial.In2003withinthe

frameworkofacampaigninitiat-edbytheGeschichtswerkstatt

Bayreuthwhichwassupportedbynumerousschoolsand

theGermanBundeswehr,memorial stones (52) foreveryBayreuthJewishVic-timoftheNationalSocial-istswerelaiddownasastylisedmemorytower.This,alongsidewithanameboardofthevictims,isexhibitedinthefoyerofthetownhall.New Town Hall,

Luitpoldplatz13,95444Bayreuth,Openinghours:Mo,Tue,Thu:08.00-17.00o’clock,Wed:08.00-18.00o’clock,Fr:08.00-15.00o’clock

in1998attheentrancetotheFesti-valHousejustbelowtheterraceintheFestspielpark (53)wasmountedinordertorememberthetwoJew-ishFestivalsingersOttilieMetzgerandHenrietteGottliebthatweremurderedduringtheThirdReich.

Exhibition Silenced Voices, FestspielparkInimmediateproximitytotheFestivalHousetherearemultiplestelesthathavebeentheresince2012.Initiallythesewereplannedtobeatemporaryinstalmentbuttheyhavesincebecomeaperma-nentexhibition.TheyremindusofthepredominantlyJewishartistsinvolvedwiththeBayreuthFestivalthatfellvictimtothisdarkchapterinGermanyspast.Theexhibition“VerstummteStimmen–DieBay-reutherFestspieleunddie“Juden“1876bis1945“discussesthreecloselyintertwinedtopics:theabuseoftheBayreuthFestivalasameansofantisemitic,Germannationalisticmobilization,thedefamationandexclusionof“Jewish”ArtistsandthefatesofthosewhoperformedinBayreuthandbecamevictimsoftheNaziRegime.Thebiographiesof29ofthesedis-creditedartistsoftheeraofCosimaandSiegfriedWagner,aswellasthe

AtthispointonlyfourJewishshopswereleftinBayreuthandthesehadtheirshopwindowssmashed,theirinteriordemolishedandtheirstockdestroyed.

(44) Carl-Schüller-Str. 20 1/2,TextilestoreG.Roßkamm(OwnersJakobandAdeleStrauß)(45) Luitpoldplatz 17,TextilestoreDessauer(46) Richard-Wagner-Str. 20,RudolfWeigert’sNürnbergerBazar(47) Schloßberglein 3,ToystoreIlseFriedmann

Afterthedevastationofthesyna-gogueandmanyJewishapartmentsmanyJewishmenandwomenwereroundedupinthecourtyardofthepolice station “ Im Alten Rathaus” (Maximilianstr.33)(48)atmidnightonthe10.11.1938.TheLordMayorFritzKempflerinsistedontheplacementinanenclosedspacethearrestedwerebroughttothestables of the abattoir(Hindenburgstr.1)(49).Morethan60maleBayreuthJews,manyofthemstillintheirsleepwear,hadtospendthenighttherecrampedtogetherandbeinggawkedatbyonlookers.Themajor-itywerereleasedthenextdaybut23Jewswerebroughttothestate court prison(Markgrafenallee30) (50) withtheintentionofdeportingthemtotheDachauconcentrationcamp.Theprisonbuildingwasdestroyedin1945andtheabattoirstableswererippeddowninordertobuildBayreuth’sshoppingmall–theRotmainCentre.

“Jew Houses”

Aftertheregulationpassedonthe18.12.1938whichimposedtheconsol-idationofJewsintospecifichouses,remainingfamilieswereonlytobefoundinsomefewhouses,thesewereforexample:Carl-Schüller-Str. 20 1/2 (ErnstIsner,FranziskaandLeoSteinberger,AdeleandJakobStrauß)Friedrich-von-Schiller-Str. 14 (Henri-etteOppenheim,Max,Mina,MoritzSteinhäuser)Kreuzstein 15(Anni,JakobJuliusandMaxdeJonge)

Richard-Wagner-Str. 7 (Charlotte,JetteandMathildeCahn;Clothilde,Ernst,SofieandGerhardWann-bacher,TheodorandSophieWann-bacher)Karl-Marx-Str. 13(RosaandSelmarOppenheim,Friedel,Hanneliese,Leo-poldandMaxReinauer)Wolfsgasse 5(Jakob,SabineandWilhelmOppenheimer,PaulineandRaphaelSündermann)

Deportations

ThefirstdeportationfromBayreuthtookplaceonthe27thNovember1941.47BayreuthJewsweretrans-portedtothecampJungfernhofnearRigaviaNürnbergLangwasser.Only4ofthesepeoplesurvived.Further-more12elderlyJewswerebroughttoBambergon16thJanuary1942,fromtheretheywerebroughttoThere-sienstadtinSeptember1942.ItwashereaswellasintheconcentrationcampsIzbica,MinskandAuschwitzthatallweremurdered.InBayreuthonlyfewJewsthatweremarriedtoChristianpartnersremained.ThemenwereobligatedtoserveinthelastfewweeksofthewarbutwereabletoreturntoBayreuthunharmedafterthewarendedin1945.Intotalatleast145JewsfellvictimtotheNationalSocialistpersecution.ThisnumberencompassesthoseborninBayreuthbutdeportedfromothercitiesbutalsothoseresidentinBay-reuthanddeportedtoexterminationcampsfromhere.

Places of Remembrance

IntheentranceareaoftheJewishCemeteryintheNürnbergerStraßeyouwillfindthreememorialstonesremindingvisitorssince1995ofthelossessufferedbytheBayreuthJew-ishCommunity.OneofthepillarsremembersthefallenJewsoftheFirstWorldWar,theotherremem-

Mikvah Cemetery building

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Retail store Maximilianstraße Münzgasse with Synagogue Synagogue after the Reichspogromnacht

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