Synagogue (Geistingen)

Ruin of the synagogue in Geistingen (2015)

The synagogue in Geistingen , a district of Hennef in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia , was built in 1862 and destroyed in November 1938. The ruin of the former synagogue on Sövener Straße is a protected architectural monument .

The building was renovated in 1912 and burned to the ground during the November pogrom on November 10, 1938 .

memorial

The ruins of the synagogue were partially preserved and are now integrated into a memorial that recalls the history of the Jewish community in Geistingen.

See also

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

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 version ).

Web links

Commons : Synagogue  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Entry on the former synagogue Geistingen (Bergstrasse / Söverner Strasse memorial) in the " KuLaDig " database of the Rhineland Regional Council

Coordinates: 50 ° 46 '11.79 "  N , 7 ° 16' 10.26"  O