| Translated title | They Were and Are Our Neighbors. Traces of Jewish Life in Mönchengladbach. Catalog to the Exhibition of the Municipal Archive Mönchengladbach in the Haus Zoar |
| Author & Editor |
Doris Sessinghaus-Reisch. |
| Imprint |
Mönchengladbach, Germany, 1989. 127 pp., illustrations: 90 b&w 24 × 17 cm. German. |
| Location |
Haus Zoar (15 August–29 September 1989) |
| Description |
An historical-documentary survey, from the Middle Ages until post-Holocaust, presented as part of the city’s “Woche der jüdischen Mitbürger” [Jewish Citizens’ Week]. Introduction. Catalog in 6 chronological sections. Section IV (“Emancipation and Assimilation”, 1815–1933) discusses community life, numerous Jewish business, and the synagogue (including a small selection of ritual objects). Descriptive entries. 264 items. |
| Description |
All surviving members of the former Jewish community of Mönchengladbach and Rheydt were invited to participate in this event. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS |
| minor keywords |
Antisemitic images/objects |
