Borghorst synagogue (Steinfurt)

Architectural drawing of the synagogue in Borghorst (1854)

The synagogue in Borghorst , a district of Steinfurt in the Steinfurt district in North Rhine-Westphalia , was built in 1854/55. The synagogue was on the corner of Mittelstrasse and Lechtestrasse.

The construction of the synagogue in the village center was made possible by a loan from a local manufacturer. The synagogue building, which in autumn 1938 was no longer owned by the Jewish community, was opened on 9/10. Completely cremated by arson in November 1938 .

Commemoration

In 1965 a stele was erected on the site of the synagogue with the inscription under a menorah : “This was the place of worship of the Jewish community. It was destroyed on November 9, 1938 by wicked acts. "

See also

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

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online version ).

Web links

• Model of the synagogue (accessed January 28, 2016)

Coordinates: 52 ° 7 '26.61 "  N , 7 ° 23' 44.26"  O