page_title: Heřmanův Městec
section_title: The Jewish Community
hierarchical_section_title: Heřmanův Městec / The Jewish Community
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Synagoge in Heřmanův Městec im Okres Chrudim in der Pardubitzer Region (Pardubický kraj, Tschechien)
context_page_description: Heřmanův Městec is a town in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of around 4,800 inhabitants. It is located at the northern foothills of the Iron Mountains at an altitude of 275 meters above sea level.
context_section_description: Jews were living in Heřmanův Městec as early as the first half of the 15th century and it represents one of the oldest documented Jewish communities in the Chrudim District. A minyan (10 adult Jewish males) was recorded as early as 1570. The Jewish community continued to grow and thrive over the years.
  Eventually, Heřmanův Městec became the seat of the district rabbi. The Jewish population peaked in 1849 at 840 and began to decline as both Jews and non-Jews left rural areas to pursue employment in cities as part of the industrial revolution. During the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II, most of the approximately 60 remaining Jews were deported to the Tereźin concentration camp in December 1942. Few survived the war and the Jewish community was effectively destroyed. In 2001, through the efforts of the local inhabitants, the Jewish cemetery was restored along with the Synagogue and rabbi's home which now serve as a cultural center.
caption: Synagogue in Heřmanův Městec
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