Small Synagogue (Erfurt)
The Small Synagogue is a former synagogue in the Thuringian capital Erfurt . It is located in the old town directly on the Gera behind the town hall and has been used as a cultural center since 1993 .
history
Jews have lived in Erfurt since the 11th century. The community initially had the old synagogue north of the fish market, which was expropriated with the plague pogrom of 1349. When Jews began to reside in Erfurt again from 1354, the city council had a new synagogue built in the area between the town hall and Gera. In 1453/54 the council canceled the protection, which forced the Jews to emigrate again.
After Erfurt was occupied by the French in 1809, Jews were able to settle in the city again. In 1839, under Prussian rule, construction began on the Small Synagogue as a community center for Erfurt's Jews. The synagogue was completed in 1840. After the Jewish community grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, the synagogue became too small and it was decided to build a new, larger synagogue. So in 1884 the Great Synagogue was built on Carthusian Ring (today Juri-Gagarin-Ring ). Then the little synagogue was sold and profaned and served as a distillery . In 1918 the building, now in the hands of the city, was converted into a residential building. Therefore, the building survived the Nazi era unscathed and was used as a residential building until 1993.
In 1992 the Small Synagogue was placed under a preservation order, then renovated and converted into a Jewish-German meeting center. The original condition of the interior was restored.
literature
- Steffen Raßloff : Living monument . The Small Synagogue stands for the resettlement of a Jewish community in the 19th century and is now a meeting place. In: Thüringer Allgemeine , from September 20, 2014.
Web links
- The Small Synagogue on the website Jüdisches Leben Erfurt
- The Small Synagogue on the city council's website
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 41 ″ N , 11 ° 1 ′ 50.7 ″ E