Synagogue Stolp
The synagogue of Stolp (since 1945 Słupsk , Poland ) was located in the center of the Pomeranian city on Arnoldstrasse (until 1945, then Niedziałkowskiego 6). It was designed by Eduard Koch and built in 1901/02.
history
Before it was built, there was a synagogue on Paradise Street ( Generala Józefa Bema since 1945 ) that was to be expanded. The Jewish community decided to build a new building in a different location, as the old synagogue was adjacent to a red light district with numerous brothels. The new church, which was also a cultural center, was planned for 400 men and 300 women.
During the November pogroms in 1938 , the National Socialists set the synagogue on fire. Eyewitnesses reported that SA units and police cordoned off the area so that the fire brigade was unable to put out the fire. The then mayor of the city, Walter Sperling, who was known for his tolerance and who was also responsible for the police, ordered the use of firearms against the arsonists. The order was ignored under pressure from the SA and the Gestapo .
In 2006 the fence that surrounded the synagogue at that time was reconstructed. On the rebuilt pillars, two plaques in Polish, Hebrew, English and German commemorate the synagogue and the community:
“ In memory of the Jewish community in Słupsk (Stolp) 1705–1942 and all Holocaust victims as well as our grandfather Dr. Max Joseph, the rabbi of Słupsk (Stolp) in the years 1902–1936 and to his daughter Susanne 1906–1942. "
See also
literature
- Joachim Schwarz : The sun rises in the east: Memories of Hinterpommern , 1997, ISBN 3-9805900-0-3
Web links
- Nowa synagoga Słupsk on Virtual Shtetl ( Virtual Shtetl )
- 2006-06-23 Słupsk - ceremonia odsłonięcia pomnika Pictures of the ceremony to put up the plaques
Coordinates: 54 ° 28 ′ 5 ″ N , 17 ° 1 ′ 32.7 ″ E