New Synagogue (Wroclaw)

New synagogue in Wroclaw

The New Synagogue, also known as the Liberal or “Main Synagogue”, was the synagogue of the liberal Jewish community in Wroclaw . It was on Anger No. 8 in Breslau . Like the Hanover Synagogue and the Königsberg Synagogue, it was designed in the style of eclecticism and historicism based on the models of the Worms and Aachen Cathedral . The construction followed Edwin Oppler's designs . The synagogue was opened in 1872 and destroyed during the November pogroms in 1938 .

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The building was designed for 2,000 worshipers. The domed central building was adorned with four polygonal, low corner towers. A rose window was visible over the main portal . In contrast to the other synagogues, the Breslau synagogue had the advantage of being on a freely accessible property and being able to be viewed from all sides.

The sacred building was designed by Edwin Oppler , an architect from Oels , between 1865 and 1872. On September 29, 1872, at Rosh Hashanah , the inauguration was carried out by Gedalja Tiktin , an Orthodox rabbi , and by Manuel Joel , a liberal rabbi. It was the second largest in the country after the New Synagogue in Berlin . The synagogue was destroyed in the November pogrom in 1938 , with only the wrought-iron fence around the synagogue being preserved. Today there is a memorial stone on the synagogue site, on which can be read in Hebrew, Polish and German:

“They set fire to your sanctuary, desecrated the dwelling of your name to the ground. ( Ps 74.7 EU ) "

The dome of the Wroclaw Synagogue is based on the Palatine Chapel of Karl d. Huge
The facade followed the facade of the Worms Cathedral
Trilingual plaque on the site of the New Synagogue in Wroclaw
Synagogue floor plan
Construction plan of the New Synagogue
The New Synagogue in 1914