Category: Religion
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Secession and Doleantie
In 1835, “several persons” seceded from the Dutch Reformed Church
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The Jewish community of Aalten in 1813
List of Jewish residents in the municipality of Aalten in 1813.
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Jews in Aalten and Bredevoort
The first Jews in Aalten were documented around 1630.
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Stolpersteine (stumbling stones)
These stones are laid in front of addresses from which people were deported by the Nazis.
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Aalten and Lichtenvoorde are enclaves, not ‘naobers’
Daily newspaper Trouw, 4 August 2010
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Jewish life in Aalten
New Israelite Weekly, January 29, 1965
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A “Community Center” in Aalten
Aaltensche Courant, 28 February 1947
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Where are Frits and Amalia Landau?
The Jewish couple Landau were executed and buried by the resistance during WWII. But where?
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G.M.V. Lydia
Reformed Girls’ Association, founded in 1905.
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The Ecclesiastical Situation in Aalten
In 1887, the army and police had to maintain order between churchgoers
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G.J.V. Maranatha / Calvijn
Reformed Young Men’s Association, founded in 1883.
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G.J.V. ‘Uw Koninkrijk Kome’
Reformed Young Men’s Association, founded in 1868.
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The Aalten Commotions of 1750
People burst into tears, sighed loudly, or collapsed
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The Calvary Mount at Aalten
‘Calvary Mount’ is a historical name for the highest part of the ‘Aaltense Es’
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The Aalten Stations of the Cross
The most complete example of their kind in the Low Countries