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HAARBERG: 99102 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAAREN: 19336 North Rhine-Westphalia
1) no info
2) Auf dem Kreuzweg Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Mr. Phillipp Goldman, 9 Island Ave., No. 2014, Miami Beach, FL 33139 may have data.

HAARHAUSEN: 99310 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
370 gravestones; used from 1705-1940. Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HACHENBURG: 57627 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HADAMAR: 65589 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HADMERSLEBEN: 39398 Saxony-Anhalt
In einer kl. Einfamiliensiedl. am Ortsrand. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAEMNLEIN AND JUGENHEIM: see Alsbach-Hähnlein. used the cemetery at Alsbach (1734-1933). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HAFFKRUG: 23683 (Ostsee / Baltic Sea) (Kreis Ostholstein)(Schleswig-Holstein):
Cap-Arcona-Ehrenfriedhof (memorial and cemetery for the victims of the "Cap Arcona" and "Thiebeck" ship disaster of the 3rd of May, 1945 at the "Lücker Bucht" (bay). This is not an official Jewish Cemetery but Jews are also buried here. Location: (am Rande des Ortes nahe des Bahnhofes; near the train station at Bundesstrasse 76 in the direction of Eutin. Source: Heidrun Zeidler; Bananenmaus@gmx.net

HAGEN: 58119 Lower Saxony
I: Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAGEN: 58095 North Rhine-Westphalia
1) I, Boehmerstr.; umgebettetnach Eilpe
2) II, Hohle Str.
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAGEN -Hohenlimburg: 58119
Der juedische Friedhof in Hohenlimburg by Adalbert Boning. Hagen: Padligur 1988, ISBN 3-922957-23-4, 134 pp. [first publ.1986 by Buergeraktion Synagoge Hohenlimburg; DIE DEUTSCHE NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIE/VLB] (DS135.G4 H273 1988)

HAGENBACH: 91362 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Oberfranken, near Forchheim
Last burial in the well-kept cemetery was in 1934. Located 400 m W of H, 383 tombstones, amidst meadows and fields. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].

HAGENBACH: 76767 Rhineland-Palatinate 1) Auf der Hohe des Judenberges
2) Neben christl. Fr. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by Rheinpfalz. Plat Nr. 2663/3. Size: 537 sq. meters; opened before 1900. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HAGENOW: 19230 Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAHN: (Pfungstadt): Hesse
used the cemetery at Alsbach (1866-1930). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HAHNHEIM: 55278 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
1. Kirchhof am Baiernhübel
2. Acker

HAIGER: 35708 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz

HAIGERLOCH incorporating WEILDORF 72401 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT: Zollernalbkreis
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Weildorf (Old) and Haigerloch (new Im Haag) (Detail both cemeteries).
  Weildorf cemetery (old).
IN USE: From mid 16th century until 1884.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 18
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.

LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Haigerloch (new Im Haag) (Detail both cemeteries).
IN USE: 1803 - 1977
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 600
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica
[Translated from German March 2008]

HAINCHEN: 07619 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAINGRÜNDAU: 63584 Hesse
(HAINGRUENDAU)
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAINSFARTH: 86744 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
(Donau-Ries): 272 tombstones, inscribed in Hebrew facing East, in German facing West. Older burials toward the rear, and some post-1945 in the front row. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].

HAITERBACH Württ incorporating UNTERSCHWANDORF 72221 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT: Erbach.
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Unterschwandorf, Alte Haiterbacher Strasse (Detail).
IN USE: From 1801 – 1879.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 17 surviving.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.
[Translated from German March 2008]

HALBE: 15757 Brandenburg
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HALBERSTADT: 38820 Saxony-Anhalt
1) Am Berge
2) I, Sternstr.
3) II, Quenstedter Str.
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Cemetery list. Source: LBI -HJ Grab-juedische Symbole in:Hirzel,S. Grab und Friedhof der Gegenwart, (Jewish graves symbols in: Grave and cemetery in the present times, by S. Hirzel), by M. Gruenwald. Munich, 1927. Pages 36-44, German. 36C1443. Notes: 1 tombstone photo. Source: Tagger, Mathilde A. Printed Books on Jewish cemeteries in the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem: an annotated bibliography . Jerusalem: The Israel Genealogical Society, 1997.

HALDENSLEBEN: 39340 Saxony-Anhalt
Hinterm Trendelberg
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HALLE/WESTF.: 33790 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HALLE, SAALE: 06108-06132 Saxony-Anhalt
1) Dessauer Str. 24
2) Galgter, Toepferplan, Wilhelm-Kuenz-Str.
3) Humboldtstr. 52. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Cemetery list. Source: LBI

HALLENBERG: 59969 North Rhine-Westphalia
Suedoestl. der ss 236; Teil d. christl. Fr.; Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HALLERNDORF: 91352 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HALLGARTEN: Hesse
used the cemetery at Oestrich (1715-1894). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HALSDORF: Hesse
used the cemetery at Halsdorf (1903-1938). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HALSDORF: 35288 North Rhine-Westphalia
Flur 7, Flurstueck 121/78. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
48 gravestones; used from 1903-1938. Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HALTERN: 45721 North Rhine-Westphalia
Suedwall-B 51
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAMBURG-ALTONA: 22767 Hamburg
Click here for grave symbols and many cemtery photos
Click here for Hamburg's Portuguese Cemetery in König Strasse [October 2000]
Click here for photo by Ruth Gruber [September 2002]
Click here For more cemetery photos . [December 2007]
     "Die juedischen Friedhoefe in Hamburg-Wansbek (Koenigsreihe and Jenfelderstrasse" Memorial Book in progress, 1995. Source: Bamberger Family Archives D-70003 Stuttgart, POB 10 04 04, or 91070 Jerusalem POB 70 38 or Bjorn Bamberger, POB 627 Long Beach NY 11561; 516-889-2827. The Jewish cemetery in the former Langenreihe, renamed Königsreihe within the district of Wandsbek, founded in 1637, was closed in 1886. there are 2,500 Sephardic and 6,000 Ashkenazi graves. Today it is a significant historic monument. Other information:
     Ivoh LeMoshav, Toledoth HaRabonim Sheyeshvu al Kisey HaRabonuth Shel Sholosh Kehiloth, Altona, Hamburg, Wandsbeck [Biographies & Tombstone Inscriptions of the Rabbis of the Three Communities, Altona, Hamburg, and Wandsbeck], by Eduard Duckesz, Cracow, 1903 (reprinted in Israel in 1968). Source: Werner Hirsch; whirsch869@aol.com (He has the book.)      Die alten hamburgischen Friedhoefe by Otto Erich Kiesel, Arthur Obst & August Holler. Hamburg: Broscheck 1921
     Zur Geschichte und Genealogie der ersten Familien der hoch deutschen Israeliten-Gemeinden in Hamburg Altona {10888} by Rabbi Eduard Dudesz Alotna, Hamburg, 1915; names from book Der Ohlsdorfer Begraebnissplatz in seinem Verhaeltniss zu den Istraelitischen gemeinden zu Hamburg-Hannover, 1889
     Ottensen. Hinnenberg, Ulla: Der juedische Friedhof in Ottensen by Ulla Hinnenberg. Hamburg: Dingwort 1992, ISBN 3-87166-039-6, 170 pp. Source: Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Buecher (analogous to the U.S. Books in Print.)
     Streitfall Juedischer Friedhof Ottensen (1663-1993) ed by Ina Lorenz and Joerg Berkemann. Hamburg: Doelling & Galitz, 1993, ISBN 3-926174-67-6, ca. 480 pp. Source: Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Buecher (analogous to the U.S. Books in Print.)
     Record books and gravestone inscriptions by A. Cassato. MF 77a (among many other things); Location at LBI : Hamburg; Jewish community collection; Storage-Location: A 11/4, Photo album, 2nd floor left microfilm cabinet.
     Records of the Jewish communities of Hamburg, Altona, and Wandsbek from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the minute book of the Burial Society of the Sephardic Congregation Neve Salom, Altona, and record books (Pinkassim) also photos of gravestones; various languages: Source: LBI
     item #s: 105. II 1 Memorandum about the Grindelfriedhof (cemetery), Hamburg, 1919, typed. Donor: H. Jacobson, 1969; Finding Aids: 39-page inventory; Period covered (or date of publication): 1660-1958; Size of the collection: 18 feet 37 reels. Location at LBI : JACOB JACOBSON COLLECTION; Storage-Location: V 8/1-8, 2nd floor left microfilm cabinet Accession Number(s): AR 7002, MF 134(2), MF 447, 1-37. 106. through 110 various documents about the community that also mention the cemetery, such as "laws about", "petitions about", but probably do no include any specific information about names. part of 118. death register, individual pages various Hebrew years, photocopy; Hebrew
     132. DEATHS:II 5 Death Registers, Altona, 1816-1841, photocopy; and Ottensen, 1824-1849, photocopy.
     133.II 29 Death register, Wandsbek, up to 1884, photocopy, Hebrew and German.
     134. VIII 55c (see II 29) Cemetery register, Wandsbek, 1840-1883, Hebrew and German (microfilm reel 2).
     135. VIII 54i Register of the Chevra Kadisha (Burial Society) of Altona-Hamburg- Wandsbek, ca 1746-1806 (microfilm reel 2).
     136. GENERAL: VIII 55e Wandsbek, birth records 1867-70, marriage records 1826, death records 1870-74, German, microfilm reel 2.
     138. II 12 1) Gravestone inscriptions, photocopy; 3) Stiftung (foundation), by Jehoshua Jokel ben Meir Hausen, 1837, and varia, Hebrew, photocopies. Source: LBI
     Inventory: 1. Box 1: Correspondence by Annemarie P. Weisner, Boston; Dr. Ursula Randt, Hamburg, regarding Jewish cemeteries in Germany particularly in and around Hamburg; list of cemeteries in Hamburg area; Donor: Dr. Herbert Jonas, 1991, 1995. Location at LBI : Herbert Jonas collection; Storage-Location: A 22/5, A 29/1 Accession Number(s): AR 6279.
      UPDATE: (Koenigstrasse) Founded in 1611, both Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews from Hamburg, Altona and Wandsbek used it up until 1878. The Salomon Ludwig Steinheim Institute for German-Jewish History in Duisburg, Germany recently documented the Ashkenazi part of the cemetery, which is online. The database contains almost 6.000 Hebrew inscriptions dating from 1621 with German translations, commentaries, sources and historical photographs. The names, years of death, the Hebrew inscriptions and their translations into German are searchable both in German and Hebrew here where you choose the cemetery under "Auswahlmenue" and go to "Inschriften" to access chronological order inscriptions one by one or in a particular year under "Jahr". [December 2007]

HAMELN: 31789 Lower Saxony
Ot. Haemelschenburg. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Der juedische Friedhof in Hameln by Bernhard Gelderblom. Hameln: Albert Einstein Gymnasium, 1988. German and Hebrew. Includes bibliographical references (p. 56). Catalog for an exhibit sponsored by A. Einstein Gymnasium as "Traces and Encounters," presented in the Civic Museum. ID # GT 3250 H34 G4 Source: LBI
Mr. Gelderblom has been studying the epitaphs on the Jewish cemeteries in Hameln, Tuendern and Hämelschenburg, together with students from the University of Goettingen. His address is: Herrn Bernhard Gelderblom, Entengang 39, 31787 Hameln, Germany. Source: Bob Kernkamp Kernkamp@freeler.nl.
For some info on the cemetery click here.

HAMM: 59065 North Rhine-Westphalia
Nordenwall; Gebeine nach Ostenallee ueberfuehrt. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
For more information click here. HAMM/SIEG: 57577 Rhineland-Palatinate
Am Waldhang der Str. zur Thalhauser Muehle. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HANAU: 63450 Hesse
Jahnstr./Muehltorweg 11. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
"Die juedischen Friedhoefe Hanau und Steinheim" research for Memorial Book completed 1995 by Bamberger. Source: Bamberger Family Archives D-70003 Stuttgart, POB 10 04 04, or 91070 Jerusalem POB 70 38 or Bjorn Bamberger, POB 627 Long Beach NY 11561; 516-889-2827. Das Kabronimbuch (Totengraeberbuch) der Hanauer juedischen Gemeinde-in Hanauisches Magazin 9 (1923) HANNOVER: 30167 Lower Saxony
Oberstr., Am Judenkirchhof was mentioned first in a document of 1661 (but existed for perhaps already 300 years) and was closed in 1864.
an der Strangriede 54 was used from 1864 until 1960
Ot. Bothfeld, Burgwedeler Str.9O Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Has been used since 1960.
     Hannoverische Geschichtsblaetter 15 (1961), 1-76, Heft 1/2 [contains several contributions on the old Jewish cemetery, including: Lazarus, Ludwig: "Zur Geschichte des Friedhofs", 3-10; Wahl, Margret: "Bestandsuebersicht der Grabsteine", 15-63; IBZ] [Survey of tombstones]. In the "Hannoversche Geschichtsblaetter 15" all tombstones are catalogued, the positions of them marked on a map and an attempt made to reconstruct the families buried here. These efforts done, including all the information from the book from the "Landrabbiner" Dr. Selig Gronemann, written in 1913, who made a very thorough survey of the cemetery.
     Der alte juedische Friedhof in Hannover/von Margret Wahl/ Hannover: Hannoversche Geschichtsblaetter, 1961. 76p. illus., fold. map. 24cm. Contents: Lazarus: Zur Geschichte des Friedhofs.- Reden: Der Sandberg als Redensches Lehen Wahl: Bestandsuebersicht der Grabsteine.- Plath: Die Grabsteine, Formen und Symbole.- Nachtrag.- ID # DS 135 G4 H38 W3 Source: LBI
     Gestern und Heute; Juden im Landkreis Hannover Homeyer, Friedel; A survey of the cemeteries in the district of Hannover (surrounding Hannover but not the city of Hannover) is included in the book called _Yesterday and Today, Jews in the District of Hannover_ by Friedel Homeyer, published by the Landkreis (= District) of Hannover in 1984 which is a very nice book. Hannover: Landkreis Hannover, 1984. 324 p. illus., facsims., col. maps, plans, ports., tables. 30 cm. Bibliography: p. 323. ID # q DS 135 G4 H38 H64 Source: LBI
     Juden in Hannover; beitraege zur Geschichte und Kultur einer Minderheit/von Peter Schulze; Texte und Bilder der Ausstellungen "Juden in Hannover" und "Historische Thoravorhaenge aus Hannovers frueheren Synagogen" in der alten Predigthalle. Mit einem Beitrag ueber die Geschichte des juedischen Friedhofs An der Strangriede, von Peter Schulze. Hannover, 1989. 130 p. illus., facsims., maps, plans, ports. 30 cm. (Kulturinformation, Nr. 19) ID # q DS 135 G4 H38 S38 Source: LBI
The book "Juden in Hannover" contains a report about the cemetery In der Strangriede. The author Peter Schulze is the town archivist who is in charge of the Jewish history of the town. Perhaps it would be a good idea to contact him and tell him about the project. He has done extensive research, mostly on the cemetery In der Strangriede. Source: Juliane on Jewishgen.
ü Sefer Hachajim -The book by S. E. Blogg from 1856 is a prayer book and contains no names. Also other books published by him did not contain any names. 392. IX 7 S.E. Blogg, "Sefer Hachajim," Memorial Book (Hannover, 1856). Source: LBI
     Das Kabronimbuch (Totengraeberbuch) der Hanauer juedischen Gemeinde-In: Hannauisches Magazin 9 (1923) Both old cemeteries in Hannover are, and were at the time, within the city and surrounded by appartment houses, not at a remote place where one could have forgotten them. Comments on books in Hannover were supplied by Juliane-sorry address and last name is missing.

HARBURG: 10894 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Danube-Ries area: Located outside of town near the Bocksberg. Solid stone wall surrounds the cemetery with old and very old tombstones, as well as new ones. Visible traces of 1937 vandalism. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].
Cemetery list Source: LBI.
      Project Harburg deals with the Jewish history of the County of Oettingen, about 80km NE of Munich. The County of Oettingen was ruled by the Counts of Oettingen (in their different branches) until in 1807 the kingdom of Bavaria was created. The names are from Rolf Hofmann at HarburgProject@aol.com, Libanon Strasse 79, 70186 Stuttgart. Contact him for more information.
      For some info and photos on the cemetery see: click here and here .

HARBURG: part of Hamburg
See Hamburg. Harburg is part of the City of Hamburg. The Jewish cemetery is in Harburg, but it is difficult to get into it. Either the key is with the Juedische Gemeinde in Hamburg, Schaeferkampsallee, or you have to contact the Juedische Gemeinde in Hannover. Anyway, my husband and I had to climb over the fence. Source: Helga Heilbut, Bergisch Gladbach, Deutschland; e-mail: HHHeilbut@t-online.de

HARDENBECK: 17268 Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
Eine Grabstelle auf christl. Friedhof. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HARDHEIM Odenwald: 74736 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT: Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Hardheim (am Hohen Schmalberg, on the road to Würzburg) (Detail).
IN USE: From 1876 until 1939.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 93 – oldest gravestone dated 1876.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCES: University of Heidelberg, Alemannia Judaica and Erfatal Museum Hardheim.
[Translated from German March 2008]

HAREN: 49733 Lower Saxony
Ot. Ruetenbrock. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
N of town on road to Landegge; 20 gravestones, including some from the old cemetery Wesuwer Brook which was closed in 1908 (the oldest dated gravestone is from 1857). Used 1908-1942.

HARMUTHSACHSEN: 37284 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HARPSTEDT: 27243 Lower Saxony
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
General names index. 6 tombstones, 1910-1934.
see book listed in Niedersachsen in General Section. Source: Tagger, Mathilde A. Printed Books on Jewish cemeteries in the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem: an annotated bibliography . Jerusalem: The Israel Genealogical Society, 1997.
    Michael Jolles wrote ' Harpstedt Jewish Cemetery ' about this tiny site, listing the few gravestone inscriptions. He has additional information not included in the book. Source: Michael Jolles, Mjolles@btinternet.com . [23 March 2002]

HARSEWINKEL: 33428 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HARTENFELS: 56244 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HARZGERODE: 06493 Saxony-Anhalt
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HARZHEIM: 53894 North Rhine-Westphalia
Gemarkung Harzheim. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HASELÜNNE: 49740 Lower Saxony
(HASELUENNE)
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
(49740) About 1 km N of town on road to Lahden; 18 gravestones; last burial 1917.

HASSELBACH: 61276 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HASSLOCH: 67454 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by the Jewish congregation of the town. Plat Nr. 3508. Size: 1,557 sq. meters; opened 1821. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HATTENDORF: 31749 Lower Saxony
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HATTINGEN: 45525 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source for all Hattingen: Eva Nimmert, Hermannstr. 6, 45527 Hattingen
     Alte Bismarkstrasse: The oldest stone of this cemetery dates from December 31, 1819. The last burial was January 29, 1905. This cemetery no longer exists. The area has been built over. There is no sign of a cemetery ever existing in this location. The town register records that the slaughterer Salomon Samuel died in Oct, 27, 1823. That is the first mention of a Jewish cemetery.
     Blankensteiner Strasse: The community received permission for a Jewish cemetery June 10, 1891. The first burial was on December 31, 1894. The cemetery was reopened in December 1977. Blankenstein was a separate community at one time, but is now a part of Hattingen. This very tiny cemetery belonged to the Blume family. It no longer exists. Supposedly the burials were moved at the request of the community or the family; however Eva Nimmert (Source) finds this questionable. Today it is a housing development and several older inhabitants told her that the cemetery was in the area when the playground is. Supposedly the Blume family ask for money for the land during the "wiedergutmachung", but the government claims the land always belonged to the community. She sees no reason not to believe the Blume family.
     Im Vogelsang: The first burial, that of area, Nathan Roetgen aus Sprockhoevel, was in March 4, 1880. From then until 1917 there were 6 more burials. The cemetery was closed after 1933.
     Am Vinckenbrink: {10848} To see map, cemetery layout and sample stone . This cemetery still exists. It was set up in 1877 and is well-kept. Photos were taken of all stones by Mr. Weiss of the city archives. The cemetery is on a small rise between Blaneksteiner Strasse and Nordstrasse. All those in field 5 are part of the Gumperz family.

HATZBACH: 35260 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Gedanken-Erinnerungen-Betrachtungen beim Gang ueber einen Judenfriedhof-in Heimatjahrbuch Kreis Marburg-Biedenkopf (1981) s. 142-148

HAUNETAL: 36166 Hesse
Muehlenweg. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAUSBERGE: 32457 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
not sure if these names are from here or Port, in Westphalia {10113}
I videotaped the inscriptions on all of the headstones in the Jewish section of the cemetery. I attempted to get both the German and Hebrew inscriptions from all of the stones on tape. I believe I was successful. The total number is less than 100 stones, but the inscriptions date back to the 1700's. Source: Jack Petruzelli; petruzel@eznet.net

HAUSEN: 93345 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
(Miltenberg): No evidence remains, other than the local name: Judenfriedhof. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].

HAUSEN: Hesse
used the cemetery at Oberaula (1845-1927). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HAUSHECKER WALD:
see Rheinfels (amt)

HAVELBERG: 39539 Saxony-Anhalt
Birkenweg. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HAVIXBECK: 48329 North Rhine-Westphalia
Schuetzenstr., im Ortskern. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

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HECHINGEN: 72379 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT: Zollernalbkreis
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Between Hechingen and Sickingen (Detail), at the so-called Galgenrain.
IN USE:
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 651.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.
[Translated from German March 2008]

HECHTSHEIM: 55129 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEDDINGHAUSEN: 34431 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEDEMÜNDEN: 34346 Lower Saxony
(HEDEMUENDEN)
Vor dem Hackelberg. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEESSEN BEI HAMM: 59073 Westfalen
Heessen, a small village, is located about 5 km NE of Hamm (North side of the Lippe). The cemetery no longer exists. The oldest documentation is held in the mapping section of the land registry office in Hamm. In a map dating from about 1829, "Flurstueck 157", a cemetery of 81 sqm, lies on Kleistrasse surrounded by meadows and open country. The first recorded burial was for Leser Isaac (Blumenthal) 30 Apr 1822. There may have been earlier burials as the Blumenthals were not the first Jewish family to live in Heessen. The last burial in the Heessener Cemetery was in 1883, later burials were conducted in Hamm. In 1944, the cemetery was completely destroyed by a bomb, later it was filled with rubble. Until 1956, maps of Heessen still showed the land as a Jewish Cemetery. In 1985, a house was built on the site, the occupants unaware of what lies beneath them (so I am told). Source: Sie waren so beliebt; Die Geschichte des David Blumenthal aus Heessen by Rita Kreienfeld, 1997 (unpublished), and documents from the Detmold Archives.
Rita Kreienfeld, an ethics teacher at the Albert Schweitzer Hauptschule in Bockum Hoevel (near Hamm), and her class maintain the Jewish Cemetery in Hamm. Source: Helen Hill; bhill@carmen.murdoch.edu.au

HEGENHEIM:
Der israelitische Friedhof in geschichtlicher Darstellung/ von Nordmann, AchillesBasel: Wackernagelsche Verlagsanstalt,1910. xvi, 205p. plates, tables. 24cm. Bibliographical footnotes. ID # GT 3249 H4 N6 Source: LBI also in Hebrew College Library in Brookline, MA

HEHLEN: 37619 Lower Saxony
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEIDECK: 91180 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEIDELBERG Neckar: 69115–69126 Baden-Württemberg
ADMINISTRITATIVE REGION: Karlsruhe
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters
LOCATION OF CEMETERIES: (I) Middle Ages, (II) End of 17th Century (III) Klingenteich, (IV) Bergfriedhof .

(I) Middle Ages On the Plöck between today's Sandgasse and Theatrerstrasse Heidelberg 69117.
HISTORY:
PUBLICATIONS:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg.

LOCATION OF CEMETERY: (II) End of 17th Century, east of St-Anna-Kirche, Plöck Nr.6, Heidelberg 69117.
IN USE: Between 1688 – 1702.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: no traces.
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg.

LOCATION OF CEMETERY: (III) Klingenteichstrasse, Heidelberg 69117.
IN USE: from 1702 until 1876. Oldest dated gravestone 1784.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 180.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTE:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.

LOCATION OF CEMETERY: (IV) Bergfriedhof, Rohrbacherstrasse 115, Heidelberg 69115 (Detail : lower arrow). This cemetery is known as the ‘Neue Friedhof’ (new cemetery).
IN USE: from 1870 until the present day.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 729 (in 1986)
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.
[Translated from German April 2008]

HEIDENHEIM: 91719 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEIDESHEIM: 55262 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Friedhof vor dem Rehkampf.

HEIDINGSFELD & HOCHBERG: see Hochberg & Wuerzburg

HEILBAD HEILIGENSTADT: 37308 Thuringia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
The cemetery is located at Schillerstasse. The synagogue used to be on Stubenstrasse. Source: Heidrun Zeidler; Bananenmaus@gmx.net

HEILBRONN Neckar 74072 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT:Heilbronn.
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY:
NOTES:
PUBLICATIONS:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.

LOCATION OF CEMETERTY:
IN USE: from 1868 to 1942; 1960 to 1967 and 1998.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 491.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.
[Translated from German April 2008]

HEILIGENHAUS: 42579 North Rhine-Westphalia
Goerscheider Weg Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEILIGENSTADT: 91332 Bavaria, Oberfranken, near Bamberg:
Last burial in this well-kept cemetery was in 1895. About 45 old and very old tombstones. Located 700 m E of H, just below crest of a hill. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].

HEIMERZHEIM: 53913 North Rhine-Westphalia
Am Steinbusch-Weg. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEIMSEN: 32469 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEINEBACH: Hesse
used the cemetery at Binsfoerth (1816-1902). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HEINRICHSDORF: (Pommern)
Der juedische Friedhof Heinrichsdorf (Pomorze) als historisches Dokument by Dorothea Elisabeth Deeters in Menora (Muenchen) 6 (1995) S. 383-390

HEINSBERG: 52525 North Rhine-Westphalia
1) no info.
2) Lindenerstr. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Der juedische Friedhof in Bad Rappenau-Heinsheim. Unpublished documentation in the Office of Protection of Monuments 1997. Bearbeiterin: Monika Preuss. Source: Uni-Heidelberg Zentralarchiv zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland. Bienenstr. 5, D-69117 Heidelberg, Tel. 06221 / 164-141, (Director: Dr. Peter Honigmann).

HEINSHEIM: now incorporated in BAD RAPPENAU 74906 Baden-Württemberg
SOURCE: Gerz
DISTRICT: Heilbronn
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: located near the Staugasse, Bartsmühle. between Bad Rappenau and Heinsheim, beyond Zimmerhof.
IN USE: from 16th or 17th century to 1937. So far oldest gravestone dated 1598.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 1152 (gravestones and fragments).
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
SOURCE: Alemannia Judaica, University Heidelberg and ‘Haus des Lebens – Jüdische Friedhöfe in Deutschland’ by Brocke & Müller
[translated from German December 2007]

HELDENBERGEN: 61130 Hesse I and II
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
now part of Nidderau), Hessen
Kellenberg: {10537}
Kaichen: {10538}

HELDRUNGEN: 06577 Saxony-Anhalt
An der Fernverkehrsstr. 86, 2 km v. Heldrungen entfernt; Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HELLENTHAL: 53940 North Rhine-Westphalia
In der Naehe d. Buergermeisteramts; Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HELLSTEIN: Hesse
used the cemetery at Birstein (1841-1933). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HELMARSHAUSEN: 34385 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HELMSTEDT: 38350 Lower Saxony
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HELSEN: 34454 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEMER: 58675 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEMERINGEN: 31840
Hemeringen, near Hameln, has a tiny Jewish cemetery with seven old gravestones that are in poor condition according to Bernhard Gelderblom (see Hameln cemetery). Source: Maggie Linz Okemos, Michigan at linzmarg@pilot.msu.edu . [May 2001]

HEMHOFEN: 91334 Bavaria
An der B 470. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEMMERDEN: 41516 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEMSBACH Bergstr: 69502 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT: Rhein-Neckar Kreis
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Oberer Mühlweg (Detail).
IN USE: From 1674 until 1940. Oldest legible gravestone date 1692.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 1,066.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE:
[Translated from German April 2008]

HENNEF: 53773 North Rhine-Westphalia
Am Nussbaeumchen. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HENNEN: 58640 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HENNWEILER: 55619 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HEPPENHEIM A. D. W.: 67551 Rhineland-Palatinate
Flur 4, Nr. 119. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Friedhof am Mühlgewann

HEPPENHEIM: OF COUNTY HEPPENHEIM, see Alsbach-Hähnlein

HEPPENHEIM: Hesse
used the cemetery at Alsbach (1682-1936). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HERBERN: 59387 North Rhine-Westphalia
Auf dem Suedfeld. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERBORN: 35745 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERDECKE: 58313 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERFORD: 32052 North Rhine-Westphalia
Friedhofstr. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Die aeltesten Grabsteine des juedischen Friedhofs von Herford 1680-1808; by Bernhard Brilling, in Herforder Jahrbuch VI, 1965, pp. 33-54. WMLC L83/3138 vol. 6. Source: George Arnstein, 2510 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037 E-mail: george.arnstein@verizon.net and #ID GT 3250 H47 B7 Source: LBI

HERGERSHAUSEN: see Babenhausen

HERLESHAUSEN: 37293 Hesse
I and II. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
For more information click here. "Über die Geschichte der "Jüdischen Gemeinden in Herleshausen und Nesselröden" informiert das gleichnamige Buch, das 1988 erschienen und über die Gemeinde Herleshausen zu beziehen ist (ISBN 3-980 1957-0-8)."

HERMANNSTEIN: 35586 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERMESKEIL: 54411 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERNE: 44653 North Rhine-Westphalia
Ot. Wanne-Eickel, Goethestr.; Waldfr. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERSCHBERG: 66919 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by the Jewish congregation of the town. Plat Nr. 813. Size: 3,000 sq. meters; opened about 1700. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HERSEL: 53332 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERSTELLE: 37688 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HERXHEIM: 76863 Rhineland-Palatinate
Owned and maintained by the Jewish congregation of the town. Plat Nr. 1926. Size: 904 sq. meters. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HERZLAKE: 49770 Lower Saxony
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
(49770) In Bakerde on road to Grafeld, about 1.5 km from center; 425 sqm; 6 gravestones; used ca. 1885-1930.Long neglected, restored in 1972.

HERZOGENAURACH: 91074 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Near Erlangen: Medieval cemetery cannot be located. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].

HESS-OLDENDORF: 31840 Lower Saxony
Ot.Hemeringen. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HESSLOCH: 67596 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
The cemetery is located on Hillesheimer Strasse. Some names were given and are included in the list. Other names include Herzog and Bender. Names taken Sept. 10, 1998 Location number indicatesstone number from the south end. Source: Neill & Frank Luebke; e-mail: nfluebke@execpc.com . Begräbnissstätte

HETTENHAUSEN: Hesse
used the cemetery at Weyhers (1768-1931). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HETTENLEIDELHEIM: 67310 Rhineland-Palatinate
I and II: Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Die Juden und die beiden Friedhoefe in Hettenleidelheim by Karl Blum.-Aufl. Hettenleidelheim, k 1995-177s (Schriftenreihe des Heimatmuseums Hettenleidelheim.
HEUBACH: Hesse
used the cemetery at Altengronau (1715-1932). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HEUCHELHEIM: Hesse
used the cemetery at Grossen-Linden (1825-1905). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HEUCHELHEIM: 67258 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by the Jewish congregation of the town. Plat Nr. 1887. Size: 1,623 sq. meters; opened 1825. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HEUSENSTAMM: 63150 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

Hi
HILCHENBACH: 57271 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HILDBURGHAUSEN: 98646 Thuringia
Im alten Tiergarten. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HILDBURGHAUSEN-WEITERSRODA: The cemetery is located at Hildburghäuser Strasse. Source: Heidrun Zeidler; e-mail: Bananenmaus@gmx.net

HILDESHEIM: 31135 Lower Saxony
Moritzberg:
Peiner Landstr.:
Teichstr.:
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
     (Old and New)-He did not indicate the addresses of which is old and which is new. If there is no Jewish population, there is no upkeep. The "Christian" sections in Hildesheim are very neat and clean. The "new" Jewish section, separate, is quite overgrown (1993). The old Jewish cemetery near the old center was in very poor shape in 1995. Most of the stones were overgrown, badly weathered, with some stacked against the walls. Source: Gunther Steinberg, Portola Valley CA Gunther-Steinberg-PV@worldnet.att.net
Clipping; nine photos of the Jewish cemetery and synagogue. Pelizaeus-Museums, including articles on the cemetery, etc. in German; coving years: (1937-1961); Donors: Kurt Herrmann, 1988., Eric Ettlinger, 1993. Location at LBI : Hildesheim, Jewish community collection; Storage-Location: A 21/7; Accession Number(s): AR 3318.

HILLESHEIM: 67586 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Friedhof auf dem Dolgesheimer Berg

HILSBACH:
Hilsbach has a big and ancient Jewish cemetery. Source: Christof Eberstadt, Luitpoldstr. 46, 91052 Erlangen, Germany

HILTEN: 49828 Lower Saxony Wittenkamp
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HINZWEILER: 67756 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by the Jewish congregation of the town. Plat Nr. 851. Size: 3,200 sq. meters; opened after 1830;. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HIRSCHHORN: 67732 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
227 gravestones; used from 1729-1936. Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

HITZACKER: 29456 Lower Saxony
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HITZKIRCHEN: Hesse
used the cemetery at Birstein (1848-1884). Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.

Ho
HOCHBERG: 71686 Baden-Württemberg
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Der juedische Friedhof Remseck-Hochberg. Unpublished documentation at request of the community Remseck und in conjuction with the Offfice of Protection of Monuments, 1992. Bearbeiter: Ulrike Sill. Source: Uni-Heidelberg Zentralarchiv zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland. Bienenstr. 5, D-69117 Heidelberg, Tel. 06221 / 164-141, (Director: Dr. Peter Honigmann).

HÖCHBERG: 97204 Bavaria
(HOECHBERG)
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Der juedische Friedhof in Hoechberg: Memorbuch by Naftali Bar- Giora Bamberger; mit einem Beitrag von Hans-Peter Baum, Heft 8, Stadtarchiv Wuerzburg (1991): Verlag F.Schoningh, 1991. Indexed. Includes chapter on how to read Hebrew tombstones. $73.50. ID# GT 3250 H63 B3 Source: LBI
also: many members of Fraenkel & Bamberg families, chronological list of 27 persons in register without tombstones, 2 tombstones without family name, list of profession-tombstone number, bibliography. Source: Tagger, Mathilde A. Printed Books on Jewish cemeteries in the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem: an annotated bibliography . Jerusalem: The Israel Genealogical Society, 1997.

HOCHHAUSEN: 97941 Baden-Württemberg Gewann Fuerlein
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
     Used the cemetery at Kuehlsheim before 1885. Der juedische Friedhof Tauberbischofsheim-Hochhausen. Unveroeffentlichte Grundokumentation des Landesdenkmalamtes, 1993. Bearbeiterin: Barbara Doepp. Source: Uni-Heidelberg Zentralarchiv zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland. Bienenstr. 5, D-69117 Heidelberg, Tel. 06221 / 164-141, (Director: Dr. Peter Honigmann).

HOCHHEIM/M.: 65239 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOCHNEUKIRCH: 41363 North Rhine-Westphalia
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOCHSPEYER: 67691 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by the political entity; part of Plat Nr. 345. Size: 69 sq. meters; opened 1927; within the public cemetery. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HOCHSTADT: 76879 Rhineland-Palatinate
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Owned and maintained by the political entity; part of Plat Nr. 5247. Size: 600 sq. meters; opened 1866; part of public cemetery. Source: Ernest B. Nathan with permission from Juedische Kultusgemeinde der Rheinpfalz.

HOCHSTÄTTEN: 55585 Rhineland-Palatinate
(HOCHSTAETTEN)
I, Hinterertal
II, Teilfr. im christl. Fr. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOCH-WEISEL: 35510 Hesse
Am Trieb. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOCKENHEIM: 68766 Baden-Württemberg
DISTRICT: Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Heidelberger Str. (Detail).
IN USE: From dedication in 1879 until 1933, 1962, last funeral 1977. Oldest dated gravestone 1880.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 53.
DOCUMENTATION:
PUBLICATIONS:
NOTES:
SOURCE: University of Heidelberg and Alemannia Judaica.
[Translated from German April 2008]

HÖCHTS/NIDDER: 63674 Hesse
(HOECHTS/NIDDER)
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HÖCHST ODW: 64739 Hesse
(HOECHST ODW)
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HÖCHSTÄDT/DONAU: 89420 Bavaria
(HOECHSTAEDT/DONAU)
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOERSTEIN: 63755 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
(Aschaffenburg): Many old and new tombstones. Vandalized Jan., 1936, Jan., 1937. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.]. (2 books by Schwierz). cemetery list Source: LBI

HOERSTGEN: 47475 North Rhine-Westphalia
Breitenwegsallee. Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOF: Bavaria, Oberfranken:
J comm existed 1372-1515, 1901-1939, again now at Karolinenstr. 13. For cemetery see Woelbattendorf. Source: Steinerne Zeugnisse juedischen Lebens in Bayern; eine Dokumentation, 2nd ed. by Israel Schwierz. Muenchen: Bayerische Landes- zentrale fuer politische Bildungsarbeit 1992, ISBN 3-87052-398-0, 368 pp. [1st ed. 1988, ISBN 3-87052-393-X, 352 pp.].

HOF / SAALE: 95030 Bavaria
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.

HOFGEISMAR: 34369 Hesse
Source: Mahnmal gegen Rassismus Saarbrücken by Jochen Gerz.
Totenhof der Juden zu Hofgeismar i J. 1779 in Jahrbuch Landkreis Kassel by Alfred Hoeck. Der "gute Ort am Schanzenweg. Der juedische Friedhof Hofgeismar in den Jahren 1939-1944 by Michael Dorhs; in Zeitschrift des Vereins fuer hessiische Geschichte und Landeskunde 96 (1991) S. 255-264

HOFHEIM: (Lampertheim) Hesse
used the cemetery at Alsbach (1731-1889).

HOFHEIM IN TAUNUS – WALLAU: 65719 Hesse
District: Main-Taunus Coordinates: Latitude: 50.065375 / Longitude: 8.375935 Location: north-east of village on the Langenhainer Strasse (adjoining the tennis and squash courts).
IN USE: from 1738 (or earlier) until 1940 by the Jewish communities of Wallau, Delkenheim, Massenheim, Diedenbergen, Hochheim, Langenheim, Wildsachsen, Nordenstadt, Breckenheim, Medenback and Ingstadt. Source: Kommission fuer die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen submitted by Harmut Heinemann of the Commission.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 185
HISTORY: This cemetery dates back to the first half of the 18th century. Gravestones from this period are still visible, in spite of vandalism during the Nazi period. The newer part of the cemetery was probably used from around 1842 onwards. The last funeral took place in 1940 (Sally Schoenfeld from Nordenstadt). There is a war memorial for Jewish soldiers who died in WW1 in the middle of the cemetery, as well as a memorial stone for 35 Jews murdered during the Nazi era.
SOURCES: Alemannia Judaica and Kommission für die Geschichte der Juden in Hessen.
BOOK: From Gure, the annual publication of the Wallau Historical society, Issue N. 5, 1988, translated courtesy of Louis Lowenstein.
Note: While the cited publication does not reproduce the names of the 35 victims memorialized in the cemetery, it does give extensive information regarding the victims from Wallau, including birth dates and in some cases deportation destinations.
BOOK: From Juden in Hochheim, 1988, Zechnersche Buchdruckerei, Speyer, by Franz Luschberger: A chapter on ‘Der Juedische Friedhof’ with several photographs. This is the Wallau Cemetery which served Hochheim and other nearby communities. Erbenheim and perhaps others were omitted from the list above. A copy of the publication was presented to the Leo Baeck Institute by me together with other materials containing data on the cemetery. I am told by friends in Wallau that an effort is being made to record the inscriptions on the stones in the Jewish Cemetery especially the older ones. A non-Jewish theologian with knowledge of Hebrew was for some time at least assisting with transliterations of the inscriptions. Source: John Paul Lowens JPL25@Cornell.edu. [translations from German November 2007]

HOHBERG b. Offenburg incorporating DIERSBURG: 77749 Baden-Württemberg.
DISTRICT: Community Hohberg, Ortenau district.
SOURCE: Gerz and Peters.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY: Bachstrasse, (Detail).
IN USE: From around 1770 (dedicated) until 1936. Oldest dated gravestone 1773.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: 212.
DOCUMENTATION: