Synagogue (Kirchheimbolanden)
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 Synagogue in Kirchheimbolanden (1920s) |
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| place | Kirchheimbolanden | |
| architect | August from Voit | |
| Architectural style | Classicism, oriental architecture | |
| Construction year | 1835-1836 | |
| demolition | 1941 | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 39 '59.7 " N , 8 ° 0' 38.2" E | |
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The synagogue in Kirchheimbolanden , a town in the Donnersbergkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate , was built in 1835/36. The synagogue was at Am Husarenhof 8, the former Schloßstraße 15.
history
The building was built according to plans by civil building inspector August von Voit in the immediate vicinity of the burned down synagogue. Voit was based on the synagogue in Ingenheim . Construction began in April 1835. On September 1, 1836, the synagogue was by district - Rabbi Moses Cohen inaugurated.
During the November pogrom in 1938 , SA men set a fire in the synagogue, whereupon it burned out completely. The ruins were blown up in early 1941. The property came into the possession of the city of Kirchheimbolanden.
After the restitution proceedings were concluded, the city paid compensation of 2,300 DM in 1950 and was able to purchase the property again for 4,500 DM the following year. During the clearing up of the property, a Torah scroll with a pennant was found and handed over to the Jewish Community of the Rhine Palatinate.
architecture
The synagogue was built in a classicist - Moorish mixed style. The west facade was framed by corner pilasters and a shield gable. The portal in the central axis showed a characteristic horseshoe arch . Five large horseshoe arched windows divided the side walls. Round arch friezes formed the end .
In the basement there was a classroom, a mikveh and the teacher's apartment.
Construction plans from 1834
cross-section
West facade
Side view
Seat regulations from 1876
Commemoration
In 1978 a memorial plaque was attached to the synagogue site, which is now designed as a park between Paulskirche and Schlossplatz . In 1984 three stones from the Natzweiler-Struthof , Dachau and Auschwitz concentration camps were piled up in front of the memorial plaque.
See also
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 edition ).
- Stefan Fischbach, Ingrid Westerhoff: "... and this is the gate of heaven". Synagogues in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland . Published by the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate , State Conservatory Office of the Saarland, Synagogue Memorial Jerusalem. Verlag Philipp von Zabern , Mainz 2005, ISBN 3-8053-3313-7 , pp. 208-210 ( memorial book of the synagogues in Germany 2).
Web links
- Synagogue in Kirchheimbolanden near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
