Burgsinn
General information: First Jewish presence: 18th century; peak Jewish population: 87 in 1867; Jewish population in 1933: 49
Summary:
In 1780, the Jewish community of Burgsinn inaugurated
a synagogue at 14 Fellener Strasse. Although the Jews of
Burgsinn were able to maintain their own mikveh and school,
they buried their dead in Altengronau (in Hesse).
In 1933, the Jewish teacher instructed six schoolchildren;
a charitable society was also active in Burgsinn that year.
After 1936, the community’s children attended the Jewish
school in Mittelsinn.
In March 1938, windows in Jewish homes and in the
synagogue were smashed. Later that year, on Pogrom Night,
the synagogue’s interior was destroyed: five Torah scrolls were
torn up and ritual objects were set on fire, but the fire brigade
chief stopped the mob from burning down the building.
Vandals attacked Jewish homes, Jewish families were arrested,
SA men abused Jewish women and seven Jewish men were
sent to Lohr, from where five were deported to Dachau.
The synagogue was sold to a local resident after the pogrom.
Eighteen Burgsinn Jews emigrated and 23 relocated
within Germany. The last three were deported to the East
(via Wuerzburg) in November 1941. At least 20 Burgsinn
Jews perished in the Shoah.
The synagogue was converted into a residential building
during the 1990s. A memorial plaque has been unveiled at
the city hall.
Author / Sources: Heike Zaun Goshen
Sources: AJ, EJL, PK BAV, SG-B
Sources: AJ, EJL, PK BAV, SG-B
Located in: bavaria