Synagogue (Wächtersbach)

Former synagogue in Wächtersbach

Former entrance zone with Hebrew inscription

The synagogue in Wächtersbach , a town in the Main-Kinzig district in Hesse , was built in 1894/95. The building at Bleichgartenstrasse 6, which has been heavily modified today, is a protected architectural monument .

history

Since 1690 the Jewish population of Wächtersbach held their services in private houses. The Jewish community acquired mid-18th century an annex of the castle , where they the synagogue instituted, the school and the teacher's house. The Jewish community of Wächtersbach , consisting of eleven families, decided to build a new synagogue in 1878, which was inaugurated in 1895. In 1910 the Jewish community center with school, teacher's apartment and bathroom ( mikveh ) was added to the east.

The synagogue was sold a few months before the so-called Reichspogromnacht in 1938. After various other uses, there are now offices in the building.

description

The two-storey plastered building with four axes has a corner block made of sandstone . Originally there were four high arched windows on the street side. The former risalit-like entrance zone, which is closed today, has been preserved on the southwest stepped gable . The small belfry on the top of the gable is no longer there. Above the portal there is a Hebrew inscription, in German "House of Prayer Israels". The interior of the former synagogue has been completely changed through various modifications.

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).
• Thea Altaras : Synagogues and Jewish ritual immersion baths in Hesse - What happened since 1945? 2nd edition, Königstein im Taunus 2007, ISBN 978-3-7845-7794-4 , pp. 348-349.
• Waltraud Friedrich: Cultural monuments in Hessen. Main-Kinzig district II.2. Gelnhausen, Gründau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Linsengericht, Wächtersbach. Published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen , Theiss, Wiesbaden and Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-8062-2469-6 , p. 872 ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany ).

Web links

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

• Wächtersbach synagogue near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)

Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 24.1 ″  N , 9 ° 17 ′ 24.46 ″  E