Neuer Steinweg synagogue
The Neuer Steinweg Synagogue (also Hamburg Synagogue ) in the Neustadt district of Hamburg was the oldest synagogue in the Ashkenazi community of Hamburg. It was used for church services from 1654 to 1859 .
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The name "Hamburg Synagogue" is explained by the different communities in Hamburg. In addition to the Jews, who were under Hamburg's jurisdiction , there were also subsidiary communities of the communities in Altona and Wandsbek , which had their own synagogues.
Synagogue construction
In the courtyard behind the houses at Neuer Steinweg 72–75 (today 24–28) in Hamburg's Neustadt district, the “Hamburg Synagogue” had been located since 1654. The backyard location was typical of all synagogues in Hamburg, as Jews were not allowed to worship in public. The synagogue was on the upper floor (" Sahl ") of a residential building and had broken through to the floor above to make room for the installation of a women's gallery . In 1740 it was expanded and then had 176 men and 123 women places. Access was through the front buildings, and a passage was only built in 1804. There was a ritual bath ( mikveh ) in the adjoining building , and the front houses were also owned by Jews. The synagogue and the adjoining buildings were sold in 1859 in favor of the new building of the Kohlhöfen synagogue . The inventory that was no longer needed was also auctioned.
Behind the synagogue was the Neuer Steinweg cemetery , a small emergency cemetery that was laid out during the siege during the Hamburg French era in 1814.
literature
- Irmgard Stein: Jewish architectural monuments in Hamburg Hamburg, Hans Christians Verlag, 1984. pp. 59–60 ISBN 3-7672-0839-3
- By Moses M. Haarbleicher: Two eras from the history of the German-Israelite community in Hamburg , Hamburg: Meissner, 1867. pp. 34–35.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 0.8 ″ N , 9 ° 58 ′ 39.6 ″ E