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[[File:Huldigungsschreiben-Mainzer-Judenschaft.jpg|A letter of homage from the Jewish Community of Magenza celebrating the election of [[Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim]] as the Prince-Elector of Mainz on 5 July 1763.|thumb]]
The Jewish Community of Mainz had significance throughout Europe in the [[High Middle Ages]], was destroyed several times, and re-emerged even after the [[Holocaust]].
==Until the 11th Century==
[[File:Yaakov-ben-Yakar-Mainz.jpg|Gravestone of [[Yaakov ben Yakar]]|thumb]]
The origins of the Jewish community in Mainz are unclear. It is assumed that Jews had already come to the Middle Rhine during the time of the [[Roman Empire]]. However, there is so far no evidence for this assumption in Mainz.<ref name="Schütz, S. 679">Schütz: ''Magenza, das jüdische Mainz'', page 679.</ref> The first reliable evidence of a Jewish community is provided by rabbinical legal opinions from the second half of the 10th century, when a flourishing community already existed in Mainz. In the 10th century, Jewish families also began immigrating from [[Italy]] and [[southern France]]. The community in Mainz became a well-known center of [[Ashkenazic Judaism]].<ref name="Schütz, S. 679" /> The most famous scholar of that time was [[Gershom ben Judah]], born around 960 in Metz, who worked in Mainz, where he died in 1028 or 1040. He founded a Jewish academy ([[Yeshiva]]) and thus strengthened a form of Judaism independent of the tradition of the Babylonian religious schools.<ref name="Schütz, S. 679" /> [[Simeon bar Isaac]] was a rabbi and leader of the Jewish community of Mainz.<ref>Stefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt, Avriel Bar-Levav: ''Death in Jewish Life: Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby communities.'' de Gruyter, 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033861-4.</ref>
The oldest archaeological evidence of the Jewish community of Mainz dates from the 11th century.
==Bibliography==
* Günter Christ: ''Erzstift und Territorium Mainz'' = Friedhelm Jürgensmeier (editor): ''Handbuch der Mainzer Kirchengeschichte'' volume 2. Echter, Würzburg 1997. ISBN 978-3-429-01877-1 S. 28f.
* Rolf Dörrlamm: ''Magenza. Die Geschichte des jüdischen Mainz'' = Festschrift zur Einweihung des neuen Verwaltungsgebäudes der Landes-Bausparkasse Rheinland-Pfalz. Schmidt, Mainz: 1995. ISBN 3-87439-366-6.
* Eugen Ludwig Rapp: ''Chronik der Mainzer Juden. Die Mainzer Grabdenkmalstätte''. Jüdische Gemeinde Mainz (editor), Mainz 1977.
* [https://www.regionalgeschichte.net/...tnisse-soziale-verhaeltnisse-mainz-juden.html Matthias Rohde: ''Die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Verhältnisse der Mainzer Juden in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts''], in www.regionalgeschichte.net; viewed 7 April 2023 / in Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz (editor): ''Geschichtliche Landeskunde'' volume 55 = Michael Matheus, Walter G. Rödel (editor): ''Bausteine zur Mainzer Stadtgeschichte. Mainzer Kolloquium 2000''. Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 3-515-08176-3
* Karl Anton Schaab: ''Diplomatische Geschichte der Juden zu Mainz und dessen Umgebung. Mit Berücksichtigung ihres Rechtszustandes in den verschiedenen Epochen aus größtentheils ungedruckten Urkunden''. 1st edition: 1855. ND: Sändig, Vaduz/Liechtenstein 1986. [https://books.google.de/books?id=OZ...&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false Digitalisat]
* Friedrich Schütz: ''Magenza, das jüdische Mainz'', in Franz Dumont, Ferdinand Scherf, Friedrich Schütz (editors): ''Mainz – Die Geschichte der Stadt''. Zabern, 2nd edition, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2000-0.
* Chaim Tykocinski: ''Die Verfolgung der Juden In Mainz im Jahre 1012''. A. Favorke, Breslau 1916.
* Gabriele Ziethen: ''Archäologie des 20. Jahrhunderts in Mainz. Hintere Synagogenstraße 7 (Lit D. 396) and 9 (Lit. D 395)'', in ''Mainzer Zeitschrift''. Jahrgang 87/88 (1992/93), Zabern, Mainz 1995. ISBN 3-8053-1711-5 / {{ISSN|0076-2792}}.
==Reference==
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[[Category:Mainz]]
[[Category:Historic Jewish communities]]
[[Category:Holocaust locations in Germany]]
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[[File:Huldigungsschreiben-Mainzer-Judenschaft.jpg|A letter of homage from the Jewish Community of Magenza celebrating the election of [[Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim]] as the Prince-Elector of Mainz on 5 July 1763.|thumb]]
The Jewish Community of Mainz had significance throughout Europe in the [[High Middle Ages]], was destroyed several times, and re-emerged even after the [[Holocaust]].
==Until the 11th Century==
[[File:Yaakov-ben-Yakar-Mainz.jpg|Gravestone of [[Yaakov ben Yakar]]|thumb]]
The origins of the Jewish community in Mainz are unclear. It is assumed that Jews had already come to the Middle Rhine during the time of the [[Roman Empire]]. However, there is so far no evidence for this assumption in Mainz.<ref name="Schütz, S. 679">Schütz: ''Magenza, das jüdische Mainz'', page 679.</ref> The first reliable evidence of a Jewish community is provided by rabbinical legal opinions from the second half of the 10th century, when a flourishing community already existed in Mainz. In the 10th century, Jewish families also began immigrating from [[Italy]] and [[southern France]]. The community in Mainz became a well-known center of [[Ashkenazic Judaism]].<ref name="Schütz, S. 679" /> The most famous scholar of that time was [[Gershom ben Judah]], born around 960 in Metz, who worked in Mainz, where he died in 1028 or 1040. He founded a Jewish academy ([[Yeshiva]]) and thus strengthened a form of Judaism independent of the tradition of the Babylonian religious schools.<ref name="Schütz, S. 679" /> [[Simeon bar Isaac]] was a rabbi and leader of the Jewish community of Mainz.<ref>Stefan C. Reif, Andreas Lehnardt, Avriel Bar-Levav: ''Death in Jewish Life: Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby communities.'' de Gruyter, 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033861-4.</ref>
The oldest archaeological evidence of the Jewish community of Mainz dates from the 11th century.
==Bibliography==
* Günter Christ: ''Erzstift und Territorium Mainz'' = Friedhelm Jürgensmeier (editor): ''Handbuch der Mainzer Kirchengeschichte'' volume 2. Echter, Würzburg 1997. ISBN 978-3-429-01877-1 S. 28f.
* Rolf Dörrlamm: ''Magenza. Die Geschichte des jüdischen Mainz'' = Festschrift zur Einweihung des neuen Verwaltungsgebäudes der Landes-Bausparkasse Rheinland-Pfalz. Schmidt, Mainz: 1995. ISBN 3-87439-366-6.
* Eugen Ludwig Rapp: ''Chronik der Mainzer Juden. Die Mainzer Grabdenkmalstätte''. Jüdische Gemeinde Mainz (editor), Mainz 1977.
* [https://www.regionalgeschichte.net/...tnisse-soziale-verhaeltnisse-mainz-juden.html Matthias Rohde: ''Die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Verhältnisse der Mainzer Juden in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts''], in www.regionalgeschichte.net; viewed 7 April 2023 / in Institut für Geschichtliche Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz (editor): ''Geschichtliche Landeskunde'' volume 55 = Michael Matheus, Walter G. Rödel (editor): ''Bausteine zur Mainzer Stadtgeschichte. Mainzer Kolloquium 2000''. Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 3-515-08176-3
* Karl Anton Schaab: ''Diplomatische Geschichte der Juden zu Mainz und dessen Umgebung. Mit Berücksichtigung ihres Rechtszustandes in den verschiedenen Epochen aus größtentheils ungedruckten Urkunden''. 1st edition: 1855. ND: Sändig, Vaduz/Liechtenstein 1986. [https://books.google.de/books?id=OZ...&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false Digitalisat]
* Friedrich Schütz: ''Magenza, das jüdische Mainz'', in Franz Dumont, Ferdinand Scherf, Friedrich Schütz (editors): ''Mainz – Die Geschichte der Stadt''. Zabern, 2nd edition, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2000-0.
* Chaim Tykocinski: ''Die Verfolgung der Juden In Mainz im Jahre 1012''. A. Favorke, Breslau 1916.
* Gabriele Ziethen: ''Archäologie des 20. Jahrhunderts in Mainz. Hintere Synagogenstraße 7 (Lit D. 396) and 9 (Lit. D 395)'', in ''Mainzer Zeitschrift''. Jahrgang 87/88 (1992/93), Zabern, Mainz 1995. ISBN 3-8053-1711-5 / {{ISSN|0076-2792}}.
==Reference==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Mainz]]
[[Category:Historic Jewish communities]]
[[Category:Holocaust locations in Germany]]
Okumaya devam et...