Frankenthal Synagogue (Palatinate)
| Frankenthal synagogue | |
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_Synagoge_1.jpg) Postcard from Frankenthal with synagogue (dispatched in 1894) |
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| place | Frankenthal (Palatinate) |
| Construction year | 1884-1885 |
| demolition | Early 1950s |
The synagogue in Frankenthal (Pfalz) , a city in the northeast of Rhineland-Palatinate , was built in 1884/85. The synagogue was at 12 Glockengasse.
history
In 1791 the first synagogue was built on Hessengasse (today Glockengasse). After the number of parishioners had grown rapidly in the course of the 19th century, this synagogue became too small. Around 1880 it was decided to build a new synagogue and on February 13, 1884 the foundation stone was laid on the site of the old synagogue. On August 28, 1885, district rabbi Adolf Salvendi (1837–1914) inaugurated the new synagogue.
time of the nationalsocialism
In the early morning of November 10, 1938 , the synagogue was broken into by the National Socialists . A fire was started in the building, which destroyed the interior and the windows. The Gestapo confiscated the rituals and the community files.
In January 1940 the synagogue building became the property of the city of Frankenthal. During an air raid, the synagogue building was badly hit by bombs, so that only the outer walls remained. The ruin was demolished in the early 1950s. A cinema was built on the property and opened on December 25, 1953.
Commemoration
In 1960 Schustergasse was renamed Synagogengasse in memory of the former synagogue . In 1977 a memorial stone was erected and in 1988 a memorial with an information board was created.
See also
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, ISBN 3-8053-3313-7 , pp. 153–154 (Memorial Book of the Synagogues in Germany, Vol. 2).
- 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 edition ).
Web links
- Synagogue Frankenthal (Pfalz) near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
Coordinates: 49 ° 32 '9 " N , 8 ° 21' 6.5" E