Synagogue (Brühl)
The synagogue in Brühl , a town in North Rhine-Westphalia , was built in 1881/82 and destroyed during the November pogroms . It was on Friedrichstrasse.
history
The Jewish community in Brühl owned a prayer room at Uhlstrasse 30/32. As the community grew, plans were made to build a synagogue from the 1860s . The structure was built according to the plans of the Deutz municipal master builder Müller. There was also a classroom in the building.
time of the nationalsocialism
On November 10, 1938 , the synagogue was vandalized and set on fire. A private person who bought the property in 1939 had the remains of the synagogue removed immediately.
architecture
The synagogue was a single-storey brick building with a gable roof , the gable side of which faced Friedrichstrasse. The portal and windows had horseshoe arches . The entrance was flanked by two columns adorned with capitals . The gable had a central oculus and a peripheral arched frieze surrounded the building. In 1908 an onion dome was added , which was crowned by a Star of David .
Commemoration
Part of Friedrichstrasse is now called An der Synagoge . A memorial was inaugurated next to the synagogue site on November 9, 1993.
See also
Web links
literature
- Elfi Pracht : Jewish cultural heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia. Part I. Cologne district . Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7616-1322-9 , pp. 176–177 (contributions to architectural and art monuments in the Rhineland, vol. 34.1).
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 53.4 " N , 6 ° 54 ′ 10.9" E