Synagogue (Homburg)

Ruins of the synagogue in Homburg

The synagogue in Homburg , the district town of the Saar-Palatinate district in Saarland , was established in 1860 in the former Franciscan church (built between 1697 and 1699). Only the ruins of the synagogue at Klosterstrasse 6 , which are protected as a monument , have survived .

history

In 1860 the Jewish community of Homburg bought the building and converted it into a synagogue. It was damaged in the November pogrom in 1938 and destroyed in air raids during World War II.

Most of the building was demolished in 1952 and has only existed as a ruin since then. On the street side, the surrounding wall of the first floor with an ogival window and a portal with ogival skylight has been preserved. The ground floor with two windows and the first floor with arched windows and the side walls still stand from the rear wall.

Commemoration

A memorial plaque is attached to the old town hall , reminding of the Jewish history in Homburg.

See also

• List of synagogues destroyed in the German Reich from 1933 to 1945

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online version ).

Web links

Commons : Synagogue  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Synagogue Homburg near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)

Coordinates: 49 ° 19 '16.85 "  N , 7 ° 20' 31.51"  O