Synagogue (Merchingen)

Former synagogue in Merchingen, the tower was added around 1950 when it was converted into a Catholic church

Plaque

The synagogue in Merchingen , a district of Ravenstein in the Neckar-Odenwald district in northern Baden-Württemberg , was established in the mid-19th century. The secular synagogue is at Buchenweg 15.

history

During the November pogrom in 1938 , the interior of the synagogue was destroyed by foreign National Socialists. On February 5, 1940, the municipality of Merchingen bought the synagogue building and then used it as a gym .

In 1950 the former synagogue was sold to the Catholic parish of Hüngheim , which set up its subsidiary church in Merchingen. The church tower with two bells was added at that time.

During the renovation from 1975 to 1977, a genisa with remains of religious writings, slaughter knives and other rituals was found in the roof cladding .

Commemoration

On November 6, 1983, a memorial stone was unveiled at the former synagogue, which was created by the artist Bernhard Reißfelder from Osterburken . The then Baden regional rabbi Nathan Peter Levinson gave a speech. A few weeks later a bronze plaque was added to the memorial stone.

See also

• District rabbinate Merchingen
• Merchingen Jewish Cemetery

literature

• Joachim Hahn and Jürgen Krüger : Synagogues in Baden-Württemberg . Volume 2: Joachim Hahn: Places and Facilities . Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1843-5 , pp. 386-389 ( Memorial Book of Synagogues in Germany . Volume 4).

Web links

Commons : Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Merchingen)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Synagogue in Merchingen near Alemannia Judaica (with photos)

Coordinates: 49 ° 24 ′ 8.6 ″  N , 9 ° 30 ′ 25.6 ″  E