Synagogue (Obbornhofen)

Synagogue building in Obbornhofen

Plaque

The synagogue in Obbornhofen , a district of Hungen in the district of Gießen in Central Hesse , was built in 1879. The former synagogue in Commenturgasse 9 is a protected cultural monument .

history

The plastered half-timbered building was built on the property of a previous building.

The interior of the synagogue was destroyed during the November pogrom in 1938 .

The synagogue building came into private ownership and was converted into a residential building. It experienced several changes of ownership after 1945.

Commemoration

Since 1988 there has been a plaque on the property wall with the inscription: “Former synagogue built in 1879 under the rabbinate of Upper Hesse - on 9/10. November 1938 desecrated under National Socialist rule and destroyed inside ”.

See also

• List of synagogues destroyed in the German Reich from 1933 to 1945
• Jewish cemetery (Obbornhofen)

literature

• Obbornhofen. In: 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 ).
• 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. 207-209.

Web links

Commons : Commenturgasse 9 (Obbornhofen)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Synagogue in Obbornhofen near Alemannia Judaica

Coordinates: 50 ° 26 ′ 20.6 "  N , 8 ° 49 ′ 59.8"  E