Synagogue (Chomutov)
Coordinates: 50 ° 27 '47 " N , 13 ° 25' 10" E
The synagogue in Chomutov (German Komotau ), the district town of Okres Chomutov in Ústecký kraj in the Czech Republic , was built in 1876 and destroyed in 1938. The synagogue was built in an orientalizing style .
history
In 1876 the new synagogue was opened under the direction of Dr. Sigmund Maybaum (1844–1919), rabbi in Saaz , inaugurated.
During the November pogrom in 1938 , the synagogue was burned down under the supervision of the fire brigade.
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 ).
- Rudolf Wenisch and Emil Krakauer: History of the Jews in Komotau . In: Hugo Gold , The Jews and Jewish communities of Bohemia in the past and present, Jüdischer Buch- und Kunstverlag, Brno / Prague 1934, pp. 299–304 ( online ) at the Upper Austria Regional Library .
Web links
Commons : Synagogue (Chomutov) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- The Synagogue in Chomutov (accessed January 12, 2015)