The Jewish Presence in Soufflenheim
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THE JEWISH PRESENCE IN SOUFFLENHEIM By Robert Wideen : 2018 Soufflenheim Genealogy Research and History www.soufflenheimgenealogy.com Jews are first mentioned in Alsace in the 12th century. There were 522 families in 1689 and 3,910 families in 1784, including four families totaling 19 people in Soufflenheim. By 1790, the Jewish population in Alsace had grown to approximately 22,500, about 3% of the population. They maintained their own customs, spoke Yiddish, and followed Talmudic laws enforced by their Rabbis. There was a Jewish presence in Soufflenheim since the 15th century, and probably earlier. By the late 1700’s there was a Jewish street in the village, a Jewish lane on the outskirts, a district known as Juden Weeg, and a Jewish path in the Judenweg area of the Haguenau Forest leading to the Jewish Forest Road. Their influence on the local dialect is documented in Yiddish in the Speech of Soufflenheim. Jewish Communities of Alsace, Including those of the Middle Ages. Encyclopaedia Judaica (1971) CONTENTS The Jewish Presence in Soufflenheim .......................................................................................................... 1 Soufflenheim Jews ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Their History .................................................................................................................................................. 5 The Earliest Jews ...................................................................................................................................... 6 From 1648 ................................................................................................................................................. 7 1784 Census ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Origins ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Occupations ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Homes ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Conversions ............................................................................................................................................. 16 During the Terror ..................................................................................................................................... 17 In the 19th Century ................................................................................................................................... 18 The End of the Community ...................................................................................................................... 18 A Final Word ............................................................................................................................................ 20 The Jewish Influence .................................................................................................................................. 23 Judengasse ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Judenweg ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Juden Weeg District ................................................................................................................................ 28 The Jewish Path in the Forest of Haguenau ........................................................................................... 30 An Area in the Forest Called Judenweg .................................................................................................. 31 Yiddish in the Speech of Soufflenheim .................................................................................................... 34 The Surrounding Jewish Communities ....................................................................................................... 37 Fort Louis ................................................................................................................................................. 39 Haguenau ................................................................................................................................................ 40 Schirrhoffen ............................................................................................................................................. 45 References .................................................................................................................................................. 47 Appendices ................................................................................................................................................. 48 Soufflenheim Jewish Records ..................................................................................................................... 48 Birth Records ........................................................................................................................................... 50 Marriage Records .................................................................................................................................... 52 Death Records ......................................................................................................................................... 54 Name Declaration Records ..................................................................................................................... 62 Cemetery Records ................................................................................................................................... 68 Marriage Contracts .................................................................................................................................. 70 Census Records ...................................................................................................................................... 81 Schirmgeld ............................................................................................................................................... 83 Church Accounts ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Inventories and Contracts........................................................................................................................ 84 Jewish Genealogy in Soufflenheim ........................................................................................................... 104 Leiser Samuel Family ............................................................................................................................ 109 Feisel Halff Family ................................................................................................................................. 117 Simon Salomon Family .......................................................................................................................... 121 History of the Jews of Haguenau .............................................................................................................. 125 SOUFFLENHEIM JEWS The following Jews lived in Soufflenheim. Name Spouse Mentioned Residence Children Josell Jüdell 1678-1707 Soufflenheim Löbel 1681 Soufflenheim Götschel 1682 Soufflenheim Hirtzel 1682-1724 Soufflenheim Joseph 1701-1711 Soufflenheim Schiehler 1711 Soufflenheim Martin 1738-1762 Soufflenheim Seligmann 1739 Soufflenheim Samuel 1739 Soufflenheim Leiser Samuel Joseph son of Samuel 1758 Soufflenheim Kronle Joseph Salomon 1746-1773 Soufflenheim Simon Salomon Nathan Koschel 1784 Soufflenheim Nachman Lobel 1796 Soufflenheim Leiser Samuel Family Leiser Samuel Beyle Salomon 1739-1805 Soufflenheim Hindel, Samuel, Jacob, Zerle Breinel, Recka, Simcha, Treina, Isac, Hindel Leiser Hirtzel Landauer 1775 Soufflenheim Samuel (Wintzenheim) Samuel Leiser Marianne Bloch 1750-1803 Soufflenheim Jacques, Leopold, Daniel (Schirroffen) Dele Jacob Samuel, David, Barbe, Esther Jacob Leiser 1765-1793 Soufflenheim Fromet Jacob (Schirroffen) Zerlé Leiser Gumbert Kahn 1784-1785 Soufflenheim No Children Feisel Hälff Family Samuel, Elle, Hündel, Reitz, Blümel, Feisel Hälff Kronle Joseph 1750-1801 Soufflenheim Rächel Samuel Halff Schenel Sanel 1758 Soufflenheim Ulric, Ursule, Rose (Haguenau) Hündel Feisel 1784 Soufflenheim Reitz Feisel 1784 Soufflenheim Blümel Feisel 1784 Soufflenheim Rächel Feisel 1784 Soufflenheim Elle Feisel Jonas Abraham 1789 Soufflenheim Simon Salomon Family Miryam Baroukh 1746 Simon Salomon Soufflenheim Salomon, Baruch, Hirtzel, Sara Ghanyn Borach 1773-1784 Salomon Simon 1784 Soufflenheim Baruch Simon 1784 Soufflenheim Hirtzel Simon 1784 Soufflenheim Sara Simon Bere Levi 1779-1784 Soufflenheim Abraham Canard, Ester (Haguenau) THEIR HISTORY Jews are first mentioned in both Alsace and Haguenau in the 12th century. There would have been commercial contact with Soufflenheim from this time onwards. Haguenau, a fortified town, was the administrative center for the surrounding area, including Soufflenheim, first for the Holy Roman Empire, then for the King of France.