Synagogue (Ahrensburg)
The synagogue in Ahrensburg was built in 1822 near the castle church. In 1939 it was sold and then demolished.
synagogue
A prayer room already existed in a private house before 1822. Approx. In 1822 the community built a synagogue. It was a small thatched building. The prayer room, which was located at the back of the building, was divided into an area for men and an area for women by a wooden wall. After the community was officially dissolved in the late 1920s, the synagogue was also given up. In 1939 it was sold and later demolished. Today there is again a prayer room in Ahrensburg. It is located in the community center of the newly founded Jewish community in 2003.
Ahrensburg Jewish community
The first Jewish community existed in Ahrensburg from 1788 to 1941. The community had its own Jewish cemetery and at times a Jewish school. In 2003 a new Jewish community was founded in Ahrensburg.
literature
- Martina Moede: The history of the Jewish community of Ahrensburg. From the first settlement in 1788 to the deportation in 1941. Wachholtz, 2003, ISBN 978-3529071270 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ahrensburg (Schleswig-Holstein) . jewische-gemeinden.de. Retrieved May 1, 2020.