Jewish Cemetery Kempen
Listed Jewish cemetery with 94 gravestones dating from 1845 to 1944.
This Jewish cemetery in Kempen, in the district of Viersen, dates back to the Jewish community (re)founded in 1809 and has been a protected heritage site since 2003.
Source: Wikipedia
At a Glance
- Type
- Jewish cemetery
- Location
- southern edge of Kempen, near the Kamperlings settlement
- Established
- by the Jewish community (re)founded in 1809
- Gravestones
- 94, dating from 1845 to 1944
- Heritage protection
- since 2003
- Restoration
- of the gravestones in 2009
History
The burial ground was established by the Jewish community that was (re)founded in 1809. In 1968 the Jewish cemetery in Oedt, in the municipality of Grefrath, had to make way for an industrial development, and its graves were relocated to Kempen. The site, which had fallen into disrepair, was subsequently restored by the Kempen city administration. The 94 gravestones underwent extensive restoration in 2009.
Good to Know
At his own request, Max Mendel was buried here in 2007. He came from the formerly independent district of St. Hubert and was the only Jewish resident of Kempen to survive the Nazi era.
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