Eimelrod church

A Romanesque predecessor church stood on its site as early as the 12th century - the current church was first mentioned in 1310. The nave was rebuilt from scratch in 1827. The medieval tower had to be demolished in 1909 due to dilapidation; the new tower was erected in its current form in 1928. A tympanum relief from the previous church can be found in the new tower. Of the pulpit altar created by Josias Wolrat Brützel in 1697, only the pulpit basket remains in the church today; the two side wings are in the Korbach local history museum.

There was a small Jewish community in Eimelrod from the 18th century until 1938; Jews were not permitted from sundown to sunrise in the principality of Waldeck, which surrounded the village. In 1830 there were 34 Jewish inhabitants in the village, in 1871 there were only 10 (out of a total of 307 inhabitants), and in 1895 and 1905 there were 15 (out of 401 and 417 respectively). In 1924 there were 20 (out of a total of 486 inhabitants), and in 1933 there were still 14 Jewish people living in Eimelrod (out of a total of 484 inhabitants). After that, some of them moved away or emigrated. In 1939, there were only two Jewish residents left in the village, who were deported via the "collection camp" in Wrexen in 1941.[21]

Community facilities included a synagogue, a religious school, a ritual bath and a cemetery with an area of 11.38 acres. The small synagogue was probably built around 1780. It had 24 seats for men and 16 for women. It had no electric light and was illuminated by stable lanterns. Even after the number of Jewish inhabitants rapidly declined after 1933, occasional services were still held in the synagogue until 1938. The building was completely destroyed in the November pogrom of 1938; the ruins were demolished in 1939.

Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eimelrod