ROCKENHAUSEN


a town in Kaiserlautern district in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, about 30 km north of Kaiserlautern



Time Period Region
Before 1798
Holy Roman Empire
1798 - 1814 French Empire
1816 - 1871 Kingdom of Bavaria
1871 - 1918 German Empire
1918 - 1933 Weimar Republic
1933 - 1945 Nazi Germany
1945 - Present Federal Republic of Germany
Year Jewish Population Total Population
1668 2 families

1785 4 families

1802 39

1808 47

1825 106

1837 140

1848 110


Year
Names
Notes
Source (Nr. in GLAK 77)
1722 Manass

7257
1743

eine familie, Name nicht angegeben, arm
one family, name not given, poor
7257
1746
Daniel


Gabriel
wohnte schon vor 1744 in Rockenhausen
lived in Rockenhausen before 1744

dessen bruder Schutzannahme 23.XII.1744
his brother's acceptance of protection 23.12.1744
7257
1753

wohnen 2 Juden in Rockenhausen, der schon vor 1740 da waren 7269
1765
Daniel Manasses
Gabriel Manasses
Vorsinger Abraham

7251
1771
Gabriel Manasses
Daniel Manasses
Vorsinger
23.XII.1744
20.II.1745
3020


Name
wegen Schutzannahme Notes
Source (Nr. in GLAK 77)
Manasses Daniel
6.X.1780
11.XII.1780
wegen Schutzannahme
because of the assumption of protection
3018
Gabriel Manasses Kahn
16.I.1781
19.IV.1781
12.VII.1781
24.XI.1781
wegen Schutzannahme seines Tochtermann Ekieba Mayer aus Abenheim (dalberg ihres gebiet?)
because of the protection of his son-in-law Ekieba Mayer from Abenheim (Dalberg, her area?)
3018
David
25.VIII.1783
Potaschsinder von Heppenheim wegen Schutzannahme
Potaschsinder from Heppenheim for acceptance of protection
7304
David Mendel
28.II.1784
wegen Schutzgeldsfrg.
because of protection money
7305



Surname Adoptions - 12 & 13 January 1809
No. Old Name New Name
1 Salomon David
Fradchen
Hanchen
Libermann
Sender
Salomon LEVI (trader)
Jeanette (his wife)
Hanne (his daughter)
Lazare (his son)
Alexander (his son)
2 Jacob Joseph Jaques JOSEPH (servant of Salomon Levi)
3 Nahum Loew
Affrom
Lea
Nahum LOEW (day laborer)
Abraham (his son)
Lea (his daughter)
4 Brendle Babet LIPPMANN (wife of Nahum Loew)
5 Manasses Daniel
Juthle
Brennle
Bender
Sander
Hirsch
Mendle
Brendle
Manasses Daniel KANWEILER (merchant)
Judith (his wife)
Barbe (his daughter)
Benoit (his son)
Alexande (his son)
Henry (his son)
Emanuel (his son)
Babet (his mother)
6 Nathan Herz
Brendle
Heymann
Hirsch
Knendle
Brendle
Madchen
Nathan SILBERMAN (trader)
Barbe (his wife)
Hermann (his son)
Daniel (his son)
Henriette (his daughter)
Hanne (his daughter)
Madelain (his daughter)
7 Loew Gerson
Hindelchen
Gerson
Lion EHRENFELD (teacher)
Hanne (his wife)
Daniel (his son)
8 Manasses Raphael
Githel
Manasses GOTTLIEB (trader)
Judith (his wife)
9 Fradchen Nathan Jeanette BEKER (maidservant of Manasses Gottlieb)
10 Ekiba Meyer
Olike
Blümle
Nenel
Jaques WEISS (day laborer)
Ottilie (his wife)
Sybille (his daughter)
Hanne (his daughter)
11 Judith Wolf
Lazare Jacob
Fromet
Judith BOZEMER (widow of Jaques Wolf of Marienthal)
Lazare (her son)
Elisabeth (her daughter)
12 David Moses
Loew Moses
Sisa
David ROSENZWEIG (trader)
Leo ROSENZWEIG (trader)
Sare (his wife)
13 Nathan Mendle
Rese
Berle
Olike
David Mendle
Nathan LIEBHOLD (butcher)
Rosine (his daughter)
Philippine (his daughter)
Ottililie LIEBHOLD (his sister)
David LIEBHOLD (his father)


References

[1] Alemannia Judaica: Sembach community (translation), Mehlingen cemetery (translation)
[2] http://www.xn--jdische-gemeinden-22b.de/index.php/gemeinden/s-t/1803-sembach-rheinland-pfalz
[3] Kukatzki, Bernhard. Steinerne Zeugnisse Jüdischen Lebens in Der Verbandsgemeinde Rockenhausen: Synagogen, Schulen, Friedhöfe Und Ritualbäder in Dielkirchen, Marienthal, Rathskirchen, Rockenhausen, Teschenmoschel Und Würzweiler. [Gesellschaft für Christlich-Jüdische Zusammenarbeit Pfalz] ; B. Kukatzki, 2000.