JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. THE JEWISH ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER/GERMANY.
Sunday, Elul 22, 5776. September 25, 2016. Shalom! World. Rothenburg ob der Tauber/Germany There has been, in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, since the 12th Century, a Jewish community with all facilities such as a cemetery, Synagogue, mikveh and community center. In 1180 the first Rothenburg Jew was named. In the 13th Century 500 to 600 Jews lived in the city. The spiritual leader of contemporary Judaism in Germany, Rabbi Meir ben Baruch (1220-1293) had lived for many years in Rothenburg. But in Rothenburg the relationship with Jewish citizens, as in many cities and towns, was frequently marked by misunderstandings and cruel assaults. In the so-called "beef-tracking" in 1298 about 450 Jews in the city were killed, their bodies burned at the cemetery. Pogrom Memorial Stone - July 1298. 450 Jews were killed. This stone commemorates the so-called "Rintfleisch-Pogrom" which almost extinguished the entire Jewish community in July 1298. Under the pretext o...