Schwegenheim

Summary: The earliest record of a Jewish presence in Schwegenheim, dated 1722, mentions a Jewish family. Membership of the Schwegenheim Jewish community, with which the Jews of Weingarten were affiliated, peaked at 44 persons in 1848. In 1834, the community built a synagogue at 179 Hauptstrasse. Burials were initially conducted in Kirchgarten, in Essingen from 1800 until 1816 and, finally, in Oberlustadt. The community, however, was able to employ its own teacher/chazzan. In 1933, there were 25 Jews in Schwegenheim and four in each the affiliated communities of Weingarten and Ungenfeld. On Pogrom Night, Schwegenheim’s synagogue was heavily vandalized. Later, on October 22, 1940, the remaining six Jews were deported to Gurs, France. At least 13 former Jewish residents of Schwegenheim perished in the Shoah.

Author / Sources: Esther Sarah Evans
Sources: AJ, EJL, SG-RPS, YV