Jewish History Of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Before World War II, Leeuwarden’s Jewish community was the largest in Friesland. Leeuwarden was the last Dutch Jewish community where sermons were delivered in Yiddish. The Yiddish spoken here was different too. The Frisian version lives today only in a glossary that Hartog Beem, a Jewish teacher, wrote after the war.

Voormalige Synagoge uit 1805 in Leeuwarden, Nederland — Former Synagogue from 1805 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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Jewish History of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Jüdische Schule (Dusnus Schule von 1886 bis 1943) in Leeuwarden, Niederlande — Jewish School (Dusnus school from 1886 to 1943) in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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Jüdischen Geschichte von Leeuwarden, Niederlande

Jewish Memorial in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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Historia Judía de Leeuwarden, Países Bajos

Informatie over de Joden in Leeuwarden (Nederland) voor en in de Tweede Wereldoorlog — Information about the Jews in Leeuwarden (Netherlands) before and during World War II

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Joodse Geschiedenis van Leeuwarden, Nederland

The Holocaust hit the Jews in Leeuwarden very hard. There were few hiding places in the area, and the German occupation forces started deportations not long after their occupation began in May 1940. Unlike in other parts of the Netherlands, Friesland barely saw the return of Jewish life. Among the 10 prewar Jewish communities, only Leeuwarden saw some Jews return – and they were few.