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Aschaffenburg
(Unterfranken)
On the Jewish cemetery (which forms a part of the "Altstadtfriedhof of Aschaffenburg") in the towncenter, to the right of the entrance, you will find a memorial for the fallen Jewish-German soldiers, that has the following inscription below the star of David: (The memorial used to be in the synagogue that was destroyed in 1938, belonging to the Jewish congregation of Aschaffenburg, s.A.)
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DIE ISRAELITISCHE KULTUSGEMEINDE ASCHAFFENBURG IHREN GEFALLENEN HELDEN IM KRIEGE 1914/1918

(The Jewish congregation of Aschaffenburg / in memory of their fallen heroes of the war 1914/1918)

MORITZ FREUND
GEB.14.11.1889 GEST.16.2.1916

A. HAMBURGER
 GEB.20.9.1892 GEF.20.9.1916

F. ROTHSCHILD
 GEB.10.7.1882 GEST.2.7.1916

L. DAVIDSBURG
 GEB.28.11.1897 GEF.22.10.1916

E. GOLDSCHIDT
 GEB.1.4.1888 GEF.31.3.1918

FELIX SOLINGER
 GEB.28.2.1890 GEST.12.4.1915

H. OESTREICHER
 GEB.26.2.1876 GEF.19.7.1917

BERTH. FRIED
 GEB.8.10.1890 GEF.11.8.1914

FRIED. ORNSTEIN
 GEB.1.11.1883 GEST.17.11.1918

D. KATZENSTEIN
 GEB.28.12.1877 GEF.10.7.1916

OTTO STERN
 GEB.2.7.1888 GEF.8.11.1914

W. ROTHSCHILD
 GEB.18.2.1896 GEF.25.9.1916

MOSES MAYER
 GEB.21.12.1892 GEST.4.4.1918

ERNST LEVY
 GEB.7.8.1892 GEF.3.4.1918

SIMON SOLINGER
 GEB.20.4.1888 GEST.13.12.1918

W. OESTREICHER
 GEB.4.6.1896 GEF.8.5.1916

G. HAMBURGER
 GEB.12.3.1893 GEST.9.11.1914

J. GRUENEBAUM
 GEB.29.7.1892 GEF.JULI 1916

RICHARD SOLINGER
 GEB.10.11.1888 VERMISST 9.3.1916

EHRE DENEN DIE FÜRS VATERLAND IHR LEBEN GABEN.

(Honour for those, who gave their life for their country)
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On the cemetery you can find a gravestone for a fallen soldier, who had died on the battlefield, but was buried here:

Hier ruht in Frieden unser lieber, guter Sohn und Bruder

Herr Moritz Freund geb. in Kleinwallstadt 14. Nov. 1889

gest. im Feldlazarett in Carvin 26. Feb. 1916 an den Folgen

erlittener Verwundungen als Soldat im k.b. 17. Inf. Regt.
aschaffenburg-3.jpg (43197 Byte) From two further gravestones you can conclude that the buried had died as a result of injuries: :

Hier ruht in Frieden mein innigstgeliebter Sohn, unser Bruder und Schwager Herr Simon Solinger Vizefeldwebel d.Res. i. 2. b. Jäg. Bat. Inhaber d. Eisernen Kreuzes II. Cl. u. bayr. Verdienstkreuzes m. Krone u. Schwertern, geb. am 20.April 1888,

gest. am 13. Dez. 1918 Dahier

sowie

Hier ruht in Frieden unser unvergesslicher Herr Albert
Lichtenstein geb. zu Aschaffenburg 8.Juni 1882 gest. zu
Danzig 20. Juli 1920 inf. einer sich im Kriege zugez. Krankh.

(Resting in peace is our beloved son, our brother and brother in law, reserve viceseargent of the 2nd Jäg.bat., Simon Solinger, decorated with the Iron Cross II CL, and the bayr. Verdienstkreuzes m. Krone u. Schwertern, born on the 20th of april 1888, died on the 13th of december 1918, here / as well as / this is the resting-place of our unforgettable Herr Albert Lichtenstein, born in Aschaffenburg on the 8th of june 1882, died on the 20th of july, in Danzig as a result of an illness caused by the war).
aschaffenburg-4.jpg (37644 Byte) On the cemetery, you will find the grave of Dr.Emil Goldschmidt, who fell in 1918. Apparently information and military symbols have been removed. Today only this inscription can be seen: Dr. Emil Goldschmidt 1.4.1888 - 31.3.1918

An inscription on one of the graves shows the patriotic attitude of Bavarian Jews in Aschaffenburg:

Hier ruht unser geliebter Gatte und Vater Herr Simon Worms Inhaber d. Feldzugzeichen 1870-71 geb. 10. Okt. 1945, gest. 20. Janr. 1909

(Here lies our beloved husband and father Herr Simon Worms, decorated with the Feldzugzeichen 1870/71, born on the 20th of january 1909, died on the 10th of october 1945.

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 Another touching gravestone speaks for itself:

JACOB LEVY
 GEB. 7. DEZEMBER 1862, GEST. 13. AUGUST 192

SARA LEVY
GEB. VOGEL GEB. 1. APRIL 1870
GEST. IM APRIL 1941 IN THERESIENSTADT

(Jakob Levy, born on the 7th of december 1862, died on the 13th of august 192 / Sara Levy born on the 1st of april 1870, died in april 1941 in Theresienstadt)

On the base you find the inscription:

DEM ANDENKEN UNSERES GELIEBTEN SOHNES UND
BRUDERS ERNST LEVY GEB. 7. AUGUST 1892
GEFALLEN 8. APRIL 1918 IN FRANKREICH

(In memory of our beloved son and brother Ernst Levy, born on the 7th of august 1892, who died in action on the 8th of april 1918 in France).

On the base of the gravestone with the following inscription: "Zum Andenken an unsere geliebte Mutter Frau Rosa Mayer geb. Glauberg 7.2.1855 - 21.2.1923" (In memory of our beloved mother Frau Rosa Mayer, née Glauberg 7th of february 1855 to 21st of february 1923) The following lines can be deciphered:

Zur ehrenden Erinnerung an unseren geliebten, sonnigen Sohn und Bruder Moses Mayer 21. 11. 1893 – 4. 4. 1918
schwer verwundet im Weltkrieg, beerdigt zu Ceude (Frankreich)

(In honouring memory of our beloved, sunny son and brother Moses Mayer, 21st of november 1893 - 4th of april 1918, seriously wounded in the World War, buried in Ceude, France).