Synagogue (Hungen)

Synagogue building in Hungen

The synagogue in Hungen , a town in the Gießen district in Central Hesse , was built in 1832. The former synagogue at Bitzenstraße 38 is a protected cultural monument .

history

The plastered, two-story half - timbered building with a curved hipped roof had a Star of David on top . The window and door openings were rounded. In 1892 young people damaged the synagogue. In 1899 the building was extensively renovated.

The school with a teacher's apartment and a mikvah were located in the adjoining building .

During the November pogrom in 1938 , the interior of the synagogue was destroyed by SA men. A little later, the community of Hungen acquired the synagogue building and the schoolhouse.

After 1945 the building was sold to private individuals and then converted into a residential building.

Commemoration

In 1990 a memorial plaque was put up with the following inscription: "Former synagogue inaugurated in 1832 under the Rabbinate of Upper Hesse - desecrated on November 10, 1938 under National Socialist rule and destroyed inside."

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 edition ).
• Thea Altaras : Synagogues and Jewish ritual immersion baths in Hesse - What happened since 1945? 2nd edition, Königstein im Taunus 2007, ISBN 978-3-7845-7794-4 , pp. 201-202.

Web links

Commons : Bitzenstraße 38 (Hungen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Synagogue in Hungen near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)

Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 29.7 "  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 7.8"  E