1432 and 1526
First documentary mention of a field location “am Jüden Kirchof”
First documentary mention of a field location “am Jüden Kirchof”
In Wilhelm Moritz von Hessberg's letter of protection, the Jewish burial ground is called “am steig”
First mention of the purchase deed for the acquisition of the cemetery plot
The Hochstift Würzburg buys the rights to the Rödelsee Jewish cemetery from Friedrich Sigmund von Hessberg, including the gravedigger's house in the village
Foundation of the burial brotherhood (Chewra Kadischa) for the realization of ritual
burials according to the requirements of the Torah with members from the entire
cemetery district
Recorded destruction and desecration
Issuance of cemetery regulations
Foundation of the “Verein israelitischer Friedhofsbezirk Rödelsee e.V.” association under private law
Conversion and extension of the Tahara House
Destruction of the Tahara House on November 10 through arson
Last burials.
Hermann Löwenstein, the last cemetery caretaker, and his family are deported to Auschwitz
The owner will be the Landesverband israelitischer Kultusgemeinden in Bayern
Restoration of the desecrated cemetery; demolition of the ruins of the Tahara House
Erection of a memorial stone for the Jews murdered in the Shoah
Beginning of ongoing research and publications by experts and laymen
on the cemetery and the biographies of the deceased
The Förderverein ehemalige Synagoge Kitzingen initiates the “Rödelsee Jewish Cemetery Network” for 15 rural communities in the former cemetery district
The municipality of Rödelsee is transforming the forecourt into a place of information and
contemplation.