The first known Jew who was allowed to settle in Hamm was called Lazarus. On January 1, 1661, he received a letter of protection from Count Salentin Ernst of Manderscheid and Blankenheim for himself, his wife, his children and his servants. He had to pay one Reichsthaler a year for it.
Timeline Rosbach/Sieg
- ↑ Inauguration of the synagogue in Hamm on Sieg – August 17, 1894