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| In Schnaitach there is a war
memorial for the fallen soldiers of World War I that was inaugurated in
1924, in the park-like area of "Kalvarienberg", at the entrance to the
village. Below the sculpture of two soldiers, you have the dedication:
DER MARKT SCHNAITTACH SEINEN HELDEN 1914 +
1918
(the community of Schnaittach to its heroes
1914 + 1918)
and the headline:
Aus der Marktgemeinde
Schnaittach starben für’s Vaterland
(those from the community of Schnaittach who
died for their country)
Among the names listed below, you will find
the following Jewish soldiers:
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Krämer Jakob,
Vizefw., gef. 9.5.15, Bukow
Prager Moritz,
Inf., gef. 11.11.16, Siebenbürgen
Vetsburg Jul., Inf., gef. 24.10.15, Ripont |
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In the collection of the Heimatmuseum, there is
a commemorative plaque of black marble (113; 67,5 cm). The monument that
imitates the Two Tables, has a star of David and oak-leaf below the two
pages. Beneath it, you find the German text: |
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Zur ewigen Erinnerung
an die im Weltkrieg 1914/18 auf dem Felde der Ehre gefallenen Söhne der
israelitischen Gemeinde Schnaittach.
(in eternal memory of the sons of the Jewish congregation of Schnaittach
who fell in the World war of 1914/1918)
Below the inscription, the following names are listed:
Moritz Prager
Inf. b. bay. 23. R. 12. K.
geb. 16.3.1882
gef. 12.11.1915 b. Belbor i.d. Karpathen
Julius Vetsburg
Inf. b. bay. 21. R. 8. K.
geb. 15.4.1887
gef. 24.10.1915 b. Ripont i.d. Champ.
Jakob Krämer
Inf. b. bay. 13. Res.R.
geb. 5.2.1892
gef. 10.5.1915 b. Bukow i. Russland
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| in German and in Hebrew. Below
the list of names, there is a relief of a lion, resting on a sword that is
decorated with laurel. Until 1938, the
plaque must have been inside the synagogue. It was put into the wall behind
the former Aron Hakodesch during the transformation of the synagogue into a
local museum, and was only rediscovered during renovation works in 1991.
Since the opening of the branch of the Jewish museum of Frankfurt in the
former synagogue, it can be viewed by the public again. |
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