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Hildesheim is a city near Hanover, Germany. A medieval Jewish community existed in the early 1300’s. At its peak in 1900, the Jewish population was about 600. At the start of the war, there were about 200 Jews still in the town. Those who did not emigrate were deported with the exception of twelve Jews protected by being married to non-Jews. The postcard below depicts the synagogue in Hildesheim which was destroyed during Kristallnacht
Encyclopedia Judaica, CD Rom Edition, Keter Publishing
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, P. 513
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