Synagogue (Zweibrücken)
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 Synagogue in Zweibrücken |
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| place | Zweibrücken | |
| builder | District architect Rau | |
| architect | Oberbaurat von Siebert | |
| Architectural style | Sandstone block construction | |
| Construction year | 1877-1879 | |
| demolition | 1939 | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 14 '49.4 " N , 7 ° 21' 43.8" E | |
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The synagogue in Zweibrücken , a town in Rhineland-Palatinate , was built from 1877 to 1879 and destroyed during the November pogroms in 1938 . The synagogue was on the corner of Wallstrasse and Ritterstrasse.
history
The Jewish community in Zweibrücken previously owned a synagogue at the end of Judengasse , which was inaugurated in 1833. In 1871 a building site for the new synagogue was bought. It was built on the corner plot of Wallstrasse / Ritterstrasse according to plans by the architect and chief building officer von Siebert from Speyer and the district master builder Rau from Zweibrücken. The inauguration took place on August 1st and 2nd, 1879.
architecture
The two-storey sandstone cuboid building had tower-like risalits at the corners . On the west side there was a rose window above the portal . There were 150 places in the interior for men and 50 places in the women's gallery . The equipment also included an organ .
time of the nationalsocialism
The synagogue was set on fire by SS men during the November pogroms in 1938 . The interior and the roof structure burned out completely. The ruin was demolished in 1939.
Blueprints
West facade
Side view
ground floor
Upper floor with women's gallery
See also
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 ).
- "... and this is the gate of heaven". Synagogues in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland . Edited by Stefan Fischbach u. a., ed. from the State Office for Monument Preservation Rhineland-Palatinate u. a., Mainz 2005, ISBN 3-8053-3313-7 , pp. 414–416 (Memorial Book of Synagogues in Germany, Vol. 2)
