Altenkirchen Synagogue (Westerwald)

Synagogue in Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Memorial plaque in memory of the synagogue, Frankfurter Strasse

The synagogue in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) , the district town of the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district in Rhineland-Palatinate , served the Jewish community of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) . It was built from 1882 to 1884 and set on fire during the November pogroms in 1938 .

history

The synagogue was on Mackensenstrasse, today Frankfurter Strasse. It offered space for about 120 believers. Above the portal were law panels attached.

A commemorative plaque was placed in front of the square where the synagogue stood. There is now a parking lot at the site of the former synagogue.

See also

• List of synagogues destroyed in the German Reich from 1933 to 1945

literature

• "... 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, pp. 73–75 (Memorial Book of Synagogues in Germany, Vol. 2), ISBN 3-8053-3313-7 .

Web links

Commons : Synagoge Altenkirchen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Altenkirchen Synagogue (Westerwald) near Alemannia Judaica

Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 13.1 ″  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 57.6 ″  E