Old Synagogue (Hagen)

Old synagogue in Hagen

The old synagogue in Hagen , an independent city ​​in the southeastern part of the Ruhr area , was built in 1858/59 and rebuilt in 1895. The synagogue was on Potthofstrasse.

The synagogue was destroyed during the November pogrom in 1938 . In 1946 the Jewish community was reconstituted, and in 1960 a new synagogue was built at the old location at Potthofstraße 16.

See also

• List of synagogues destroyed in the German Reich from 1933 to 1945
• Jewish community of Hagen

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online edition ).

Web links

• From the history of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area - Hagen (NRW)

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 27.3 "  N , 7 ° 28 ′ 40.1"  E