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The Jewish Community of Burgau

Burgau

A town 30km east of Ulm, Bavaria, Germany.

A rather large Jewish community existed in Burgau since early medieval times and reached its peak in the 16th century. The Jewish community had its own synagogue and a Jewish cemetery where Jews from the whole region were buried. In 1617 the Jews were officially expelled because of “excessive usury”.

During the peiod of the Thirty Year War (1618-1648) and the plague of 1634/35, the Jewish community ceased to exist.

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The Jewish Community of Burgau

Burgau

A town 30km east of Ulm, Bavaria, Germany.

A rather large Jewish community existed in Burgau since early medieval times and reached its peak in the 16th century. The Jewish community had its own synagogue and a Jewish cemetery where Jews from the whole region were buried. In 1617 the Jews were officially expelled because of “excessive usury”.

During the peiod of the Thirty Year War (1618-1648) and the plague of 1634/35, the Jewish community ceased to exist.

Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People