Synagogue (Angenrod)

The synagogue in Angenrod on a postcard (bottom left)

The synagogue in Angenrod , a district of Alsfeld in the Vogelsbergkreis in Central Hesse , was built in 1797. The former synagogue was in Judengasse.

history

The lords of Noding had made a plot of land available for the construction of the synagogue. In 1861 the synagogue was renovated and expanded. Regular services were held in the synagogue until 1938 .

On September 18, 1940, Sally Wertheim, as the last chairman of the Jewish community in Angenrod, sold the synagogue building to the community of Angenrod. The building went to a businessman from Angenrode in 1955. In 1960 he sold the synagogue building back to the municipality of Angenrod.

In 1961 the synagogue building was demolished.

Commemoration

On October 20, 2013, a plaque was inaugurated in memory of the synagogue.

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online edition ).
• Thea Altaras : Synagogues and ritual immersion baths in Hesse - What has happened since 1945? 2nd edition, Königstein im Taunus 2007, ISBN 978-3-7845-7794-4 , p. 253.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 46.8 ″  N , 9 ° 12 ′ 26 ″  E