Synagogue (Gerstheim)

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Interior view of the synagogue in Gerstheim (lithograph by A. Netter, 1874)

The synagogue in Gerstheim , a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region , was built in 1873/74. The synagogue was on rue du Rhin.

Around 1870 the Jewish community of Gerstheim decided to build a new synagogue, which should be more in the village center. The new synagogue was inaugurated on October 14, 1874. In 1940 the synagogue was desecrated by German soldiers during the Second World War and then used as a prison camp.

The synagogue building was demolished in 1966 because it was in disrepair.

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 version ).

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