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GROMBACH Origin of surname

GROMBACH, GRUMBACH, KROMBACH, KRUMBACH, GRUBACH, GRUNBACH

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.

The Jewish surnames in this group are associated with Grombach, a village near Sinsheim in Baden, Germany, where Jews are known to have lived at least since the 18th century. Jewish family names linked to the village of Grombach are documented with Geronbache in 1627, Grumbach in 1693 and Grombac in 1890.

Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Grumbach include the French socialist politician and writer, Solomon Grumbach (1877-1952), and the French-born American business executive Louis J. Grumbach.

Grombach 

A town in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

First Jewish presence: 1657; peak Jewish population: 70 in 1877; Jewish population in 1933: 20

The Jews of Grombach conducted services in a prayer room during the 18th century. Construction of a synagogue (housing a classroom and an apartment) commenced in 1840, but was not completed until 1850. The community employed a teacher of religion who also functioned as a chazzan and shochet until the early 1900s. There was a mikveh in town, and the Jewish dead were buried in Heinsheim. A charitable society was active in 1933, and five schoolchildren received religious instruction that year.

By 1937, eight Grombach Jews had relocated within Germany and four had died. In October 1937, when only eight Jews remained, the community was disbanded. On Pogrom Night (Nov. 9, 1938), a troop of SA men raided the synagogue, demolishing the interior and destroying the roof truss and apartment. A Jewish store was damaged and looted. Seven Grombach Jews were deported to the concentration camp in Gurs, France, on October 22, 1940. One Jewish woman remained in Grombach after the deportation, but she, too, moved away in March 1941. At least 24 Grombach Jews perished in the Shoah. The synagogue ruins were demolished in 1963. The town hall (at present-day 63 Ortsstrasse) built in its place includes an original stone from the synagogue, engraved with an inscription from the Book of Isaiah.

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This entry was originally published on Beit Ashkenaz - Destroyed German Synagogues and Communities website and contributed to the Database of the Museum of the Jewish People courtesy of Beit Ashkenaz.

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GROMBACH Origin of surname
GROMBACH, GRUMBACH, KROMBACH, KRUMBACH, GRUBACH, GRUNBACH

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.

The Jewish surnames in this group are associated with Grombach, a village near Sinsheim in Baden, Germany, where Jews are known to have lived at least since the 18th century. Jewish family names linked to the village of Grombach are documented with Geronbache in 1627, Grumbach in 1693 and Grombac in 1890.

Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Grumbach include the French socialist politician and writer, Solomon Grumbach (1877-1952), and the French-born American business executive Louis J. Grumbach.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People

Grombach

Grombach 

A town in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

First Jewish presence: 1657; peak Jewish population: 70 in 1877; Jewish population in 1933: 20

The Jews of Grombach conducted services in a prayer room during the 18th century. Construction of a synagogue (housing a classroom and an apartment) commenced in 1840, but was not completed until 1850. The community employed a teacher of religion who also functioned as a chazzan and shochet until the early 1900s. There was a mikveh in town, and the Jewish dead were buried in Heinsheim. A charitable society was active in 1933, and five schoolchildren received religious instruction that year.

By 1937, eight Grombach Jews had relocated within Germany and four had died. In October 1937, when only eight Jews remained, the community was disbanded. On Pogrom Night (Nov. 9, 1938), a troop of SA men raided the synagogue, demolishing the interior and destroying the roof truss and apartment. A Jewish store was damaged and looted. Seven Grombach Jews were deported to the concentration camp in Gurs, France, on October 22, 1940. One Jewish woman remained in Grombach after the deportation, but she, too, moved away in March 1941. At least 24 Grombach Jews perished in the Shoah. The synagogue ruins were demolished in 1963. The town hall (at present-day 63 Ortsstrasse) built in its place includes an original stone from the synagogue, engraved with an inscription from the Book of Isaiah.

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This entry was originally published on Beit Ashkenaz - Destroyed German Synagogues and Communities website and contributed to the Database of the Museum of the Jewish People courtesy of Beit Ashkenaz.