judischer friedhof

Auf dem Lützelforst (scenic overlook), at the topography map marker „Judenwald“. Built in 1864 and 51,58 are large. 33 Gravestones as well as a double tomb. The oldest gravestone dates from 1864 (Abraham Mayer), the youngest one of 1932 (Susanne Mandel), as well both of gravestones of Abraham Günther (1851-† 1912) and wife Rosa Günther (born. Marx, 1852 Heddesheim-† 1915), Abraham was a butcher in the former Hochstraße 27. The last burrial was probably in June 1940 (Fanny Fribourg, she was patient in psychiatric nursinghome Villa Cosmos, the Mayor had commanded a secret burrial. In 1932 the cemetery was desecrated: six gravestones were overturned. Also during the NS period: in spring 1941 Bernhard Mortge, then living in Cologne, visited the the tomb of his wife Rosa Mortge († 15 June 1933, maiden name Trum). After his visit he was so badly beaten by fanatic Nazis that he remained lying in the ditch, as a result of these injuries a short time later he died in Cologne. Also in 1947 and in 1992 the cemetery desecrated.