Synagogue (Lauterbach)

Memorial plaque in memory of the synagogue in Lauterbach

Place of the synagogue in Lauterbach

The synagogue in Lauterbach , a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse , was built in 1907/08 and destroyed in 1938. The former synagogue was in the street behind the castle . Today a street sign reminds of the "Synagogue Square"

history

At the end of the 19th century there was a first synagogue in the back yard of the house at Am lower Graben 21 . In 1906 the larger Jewish community in Lauterbach bought a piece of land to build a new synagogue. The architect Jacob Reuter from Lauterbach designed a building in the typical Art Nouveau style with oriental details. On August 14, 1908, the new synagogue was inaugurated by the provincial rabbi Leo Jehuda Hirschfeld from Gießen . There were 100 male and 74 female seats in the synagogue.

time of the nationalsocialism

During the November pogrom of 1938 , the synagogue was devastated on November 8, 1938, the windows were broken and the furniture smashed. On the evening of November 10th, the building was destroyed by arson and in 1942 the ruin was demolished.

Commemoration

The site of the former synagogue was not rebuilt. A memorial plaque was put up as a reminder. After excavations on the property in summer 2011, which revealed remains of the foundations of the synagogue's cellar, a private car park was created in September 2012.

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 ).