Synagogue (Sopot)
Coordinates: 54 ° 26 ′ 30 ″ N , 18 ° 34 ′ 13 ″ E
The Roonstrasse Synagogue in Sopot , today Sopot in Poland , was built and inaugurated by 1914. At that time the seaside resort on the Baltic Sea still belonged to West Prussia , but in 1920 it became part of the Free City of Danzig .
The synagogue measured 21.12 mx 15.66 m and was located on Roon Street (today ul. Dąbrowskiego 1). Its entrance was flanked by two rectangular towers topped with domes. The portal was decorated with a rose window. On the upper floor there was a gallery for the women. The architect of the building was Adolf Bielefeldt. The Feast of Tabernacles was celebrated in the surrounding garden in autumn .
The church was inaugurated on May 26, 1914 by the Danzig Rabbi Robert Kaelter, at that time the whole city top took part.
Already in autumn 1937 there were pogrom-like riots against Jewish traders in the Free State, in which the NSDAP ruled with an absolute majority. During the November pogrom in 1938 , the synagogue was robbed and completely destroyed by two arson attacks.
Today there is a multi-storey house on the site. A former member of the Sopot congregation donated a plaque commemorating the place of worship in Polish and English.
See also
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. 3 volumes. Gütersloher Verlagshaus , Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08035-2 . ( Sopot near Danzig (West Prussia) - online edition )