Jewish Cemetery in Heilbronn
The Jewish Cemetery of Heilbronn (in German: Jüdischer Friedhof in Heilbronn) is a cemetery of the historical Jewish community of Heilbronn. It is a place protected by the legal figure of Kulturdenkmal (site of the inheritance). History
From 1861 the Jewish community of Heilbronn was in need of a new Jewish Cemetery, between 1867 and 1868 it was awarded in an area of 6500 m² on Im Breitenloch street at the foot of the Wartberg mountain. The first burial occurred on August 1, 1868. Once it was in operation, the cemetery was burned in 1938.
In the cemetery there is a monument of the year 1920, a monument that was inaugurated in memory of the 30 Jewish neighbors of Heilbronn fallen in combat in the First World War. There is also a monolith from the year 1984 in memory of the victims of the "search of the Jew" occurred between 1933 to 1945, additional monument of 1984 for several unknown persons, who were shot there in the spring of 1943, there is also a monument of 1987 with the names of the 235 Jews of Heilbronn who died during National Socialism. The cemetery is used in the present. It is generally blocked, but can be visited however after an advance request.
The Jewish cemetery is located in the vicinity of Botanische Obstgarten Heilbronn. Bibliography
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