Synagogue (Obernbreit)
The synagogue in Obernbreit , a market in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen ( Bavaria ), was built in 1748. The secular synagogue on Kirchgasse is a protected monument .
history
A prayer hall or synagogue was mentioned in the town as early as 1748. By dating the chuppa on the outer wall and based on dendrochronological studies, it could be proven that the existing building was built in 1748. This synagogue was the religious center of the Jewish community of Obernbreit until 1911 .
In the synagogue building there was also a teacher's apartment and a ritual bath ( mikveh ), which is ten meters below the building and was rediscovered a few years ago. After the dissolution of the Jewish community , the synagogue was sold and the interior changed by the buyer. The building served as a repair shop, machine hall and storage room.
Todays use
The sponsoring and sponsoring association of the former synagogue Obernbreit, founded in 2005, "has set itself the goal of preserving, securing and reconstructing the former synagogue in the long term in order to use it as a space for encounters ...". (see weblink)
The sponsoring and sponsoring association of the former synagogue Obernbreit received the monument protection medal of the Free State of Bavaria in 2014 for the exemplary renovation of the monument.
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 ).
Web links
- Synagogue Obernbreit near Alemannia Judaica (with newspaper articles on the planned restoration of the synagogue)
- Support and development association of the former synagogue Obernbreit (with many photos)
Coordinates: 49 ° 39 '24.9 " N , 10 ° 9' 54.6" E