Bornheim Synagogue (Rhineland)

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Postcard with synagogue in Bornheim (around 1895)
Memorial plaque on the house at Königstrasse 55

The synagogue in Bornheim , a town in the Rhein-Sieg district in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia , was built in 1866. The synagogue was located at Königstrasse 55.

The new synagogue was built according to plans by the Bonn city ​​architect Paul Richard Thomann (1827–1873). A Star of David was enthroned on the top of the gable of the brick building .

time of the nationalsocialism

On the evening of November 10, 1938 , SS men coming from outside set the synagogue on fire. The ruin was then torn down. The synagogue property was acquired by the municipality two months later. During the Second World War there was an air raid shelter on the site ; today there is a commercial building here.

Commemoration

In 1986 a memorial plaque was placed at the synagogue site.

See also

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 ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b reference to the Bornheim synagogue. In: Tour Blau. City of Bornheim, accessed on February 18, 2016 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 43.75 "  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 29.25"  E