Information and images related to the Jews of Germany.
of European locations
of German locations
Information and images related to the Jews of Hesse. All the ancestors, aside from most of those in the Hilchenbach and Leipzig groups, came from the state of Hesse or one of its historical predecessors.
Information and images related to the Jews of the Westphaiia region of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia or one of its historical predecessors. Most of the ancestors in the Hilchenbach group came from this region.
Photographs and information related to our visit to several of our ancestral home towns.
Various information and references concerning Jewish cemetaries in Germany. Contrary to what one would have expected from Nazi Germany, many of the Jewish cemetaries were not disturbed. Many cemetaries, especially cemetaries in the state of Hesse, have been catalogued.
- Of particular interest, because of the number of ancestors who are buried there, is the cemetary at Binsförth, north-west of Heinebach. I have divided this section according to the various people from the Heinebach group who are buried there:
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Information, maps etc. related to the cemetary at Binsförth.
Photographs of the cemetary taken during our trip in 2010.
The grave of Sarah Katzenstein.
The grave of Koppel Sommer.
The grave of Sussman Sommer. He was married twice and while we know when his first wife died and in which grave she is buried, this information is not available for Ettel Katz who is an ancestor. For her parents and siblings see the next link
The graves of the brothers of Ettel Katz and information about her parents.
The grave of Joseph Sommer.
Frankenau, Allendorf, Altenlotheim and Vöhl
Heinebach, Rotenburg and other towns