{"id":140859,"date":"2021-11-18T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/religion\/jewish-community\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:58:42","slug":"jewish-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-same-height\" id=\"pt-cv-view-9a60c9125r\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"5\" data-cvct=\"3\" data-cvcm=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"140437\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/aron-jedwab-willem-herfstink\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/1945\/05\/Dela-Wikkerink-Eppink-met-Aron-Jedwab-alias-Willem-Herfstink.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Dela Wikkerink-Eppink with Aron Jedwab alias Willem Herfstink\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/aron-jedwab-willem-herfstink\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Aron Jedwab (Willem Herfstink)<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Jewish &#8216;foundling&#8217;, born in hiding.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/society\/population\/biography\/aron-jedwab-willem-herfstink\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142810\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/jewish-cemetery-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Aalten-Joodse-Begraafplaats.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Gate, Jewish Cemetery, Haartsestraat, Aalten\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/jewish-cemetery-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Jewish Cemetery Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Cemetery on Haartsestraat, dating from around 1820.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/jewish-cemetery-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142608\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/bredevoort\/jewish-cemetery-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bredevoort-Joodse-Begraafplaats.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Jewish Cemetery, Bredevoort\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/bredevoort\/jewish-cemetery-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Jewish Cemetery Bredevoort<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Cemetery on Prins Mauritsstraat, dating from circa 1830.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/bredevoort\/jewish-cemetery-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"140457\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/jewish-life-in-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/1965\/01\/Synagoge-Aalten-Nieuw-Israelietisch-Weekblad-29-01-1965.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Synagogue Aalten - New Israelite Weekly, 29-01-1965\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/jewish-life-in-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Jewish life in Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">New Israelite Weekly, January 29, 1965<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/jewish-life-in-aalten\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"140445\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/jews-in-aalten-and-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leden-Joodse-gemeenschap-in-1932.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Members of the Jewish community in 1932\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/jews-in-aalten-and-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Jews in Aalten and Bredevoort<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The first Jews in Aalten were documented around 1630.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/jews-in-aalten-and-bredevoort\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142259\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/area\/monuments\/stolpersteine-stumbling-stones\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aalten-Eerste-Broekdijk-51-Stolpersteine.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Stolpersteine, Eerste Broekdijk 51, Aalten\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/area\/monuments\/stolpersteine-stumbling-stones\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Stolpersteine (stumbling stones)<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">These stones are laid in front of addresses from which people were deported by the<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/area\/monuments\/stolpersteine-stumbling-stones\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"140429\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/the-jewish-community-of-aalten-in-1813\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/default_image.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"Oud Aalten\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/the-jewish-community-of-aalten-in-1813\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">The Jewish community of Aalten in 1813<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">List of Jewish residents in the municipality of Aalten in 1813.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/religion\/jewish-community\/the-jewish-community-of-aalten-in-1813\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142257\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/world-war-ii\/where-are-frits-and-amalia-landau\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amalia-en-Frits-Landau-Lorch-foto-Aalten-Vooruit.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none 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