This
2015 photo by Marc
Shecter shows the
Village of Unsleben
in Bavaria, home of
the 15 Jews whose
arrival in Cleveland
in 1839 marked the
start of our Jewish
community. It was
taken from the
Jewish cemetery, one
mile east of the
town. |
Learn
more on our page on
the
Unsleben Jewish
Cemetery, our
pages on
Simpson Thorman
who invited his
townsmen to join him
in here in Cleveland
and enjoy freedom
and opportunity, and
the
Alsbacher Document
they brought with
them. |