Jews are first mentioned in Nuremberg in 1182. Over the next 300 years, the Jewish community grew but was constantly subject to expulsion and then return upon payment of large sums of money. In 1499, the community was expelled, and their houses and synagogue confiscated. Jews were permitted to return during the first part of the 18th century. At the time of the Nazi takeover, the Jewish population was about 9,000 persons. By the start of the war, only 2,600 Jews remained in the city. Very few of these remaining Jews survived the war. The Jewish community was reorganized after the war, and by 1970, there were about 300 Jews in the city.
Depicted in the postcards below is the Hans Sachs Square synagogue designed Edwin Oels Oppler.
Encyclopedia Judaica, CD Rom Edition, Keter Publishing
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