Döbling synagogue
The döbling synagogue was in 1907 opened club synagogue in the 19th Vienna district Döbling . The building at Dollinergasse 3 (Oberdöbling) was devastated during the pogrom night in 1938 and partially destroyed and later profaned . In 1995 the building was replaced by a modern residential building.
history
The origin of the Döbling synagogue goes back to a “Döbling” temple association founded at the end of the 19th century , the year of which has not been recorded. In the 1890s, however, the association was financially supported by the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde . The seat of the association was at Vormosergasse 1, in 1904 it moved to Gatterburggasse . A planned, expensive temple building, probably in Gatterburggasse, could not be realized by the temple board, which is why the dissolution of the association was imminent in 1904. If the majority of the association was initially in favor of dissolution, a group formed around Julius Lederer with the aim of at least building a modest prayer room. A new board of directors grouped around Lederer and decided to buy the building at Dollinergasse 3. With the support of the Jewish community that the project with 40,000 crowns subsidized, the building was based on plans by Julius Wohlmuth in Art Nouveau turned into a synagogue. On 5. September 1907 , the building was inaugurated. In addition to the prayer hall with a women's gallery with a total of 460 seats, there was also a language and Bible school, the “ Women's Charity Association for the XIX District ” founded in 1910 and the “ Association of Jewish Parents, Vienna XIX ”. In 1938 the building was devastated and badly damaged during the night of the pogrom. Then the house was profaned and its facade decorations were robbed. In 1995 the building was finally demolished and replaced by a residential building. A small plaque in front of it reminds of the original synagogue.
building
The Döbling synagogue was a relatively small, two-story building, the narrow side of which was on Dollinergasse and was converted into an Art Nouveau synagogue according to plans by the architect Julius Wohlmut. What was remarkable for the building was the secessionist facade design, which was characterized by the side elevations with narrow gables and two flanking stars of David . The middle gable was decorated with a large Star of David with stylized rays of the sun. The narrow side to Dollinergasse was enhanced by a large arched window. Two marble tablets were placed in the synagogue's vestibule. One proclaimed the services of Lederer, the other the biblical quote “My house should be called a house of prayer for all nations.” In 1919 a plaque was added for the victims of the First World War .
See also
literature
- Pierre Genée: Synagogues in Währing and Döbling. In: David. Jewish culture magazine . Vol. 8, No. 29, June / July 1996, pp. 10-11.
- Pierre Genée: Vienna Synagogues 1825–1938 . Löcker, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-85409-113-3 .
- Bob Martens , Herbert Peter: The destroyed synagogues of Vienna. Virtual city walks . Mandelbaum Verlag, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85476-313-0 .
Web links
- Pierre Geneé, Bob Martens and Barbara Schedl: Jewish places of worship in Vienna before 1938 Culture magazine David No. 59, December 2003
Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 22 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 12 ″ E