Obernkirchen Synagogue
"Finally, in 1847, local Jews inaugurated a proper synagogue on Strullstrasse; damaged by fire in 1908, that building was eventually renovated... On Pogrom Night, rioters destroyed the synagogue’s interior... In 1988, a memorial stone was unveiled at the former synagogue site on the corner of Strullstrasse and Bornemannstrasse, now a parking lot."
Heike Zaun Goshen
Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com
Notes
Sources: Ashkenaz House, www.ashkenazhouse.org/synagogue-main.htm Zentral Archiv zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland, Heidelberg University at: www.zentralarchiv.uni-hd.de International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, www.iajgs.org, Historisches Handbuch der jüdischen Gemeinden in Niedersachsen und Bremen, Herbert Obenhaus, David Bankier and Daniel Fraenkel [Eds.], [publisher] Wallstein Verlag, 2005.1, www.obernkirchen-info.de/bergstadt/juedische-geschichte.htm
Details
| Date Added | Jan 28, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Category | Synagogue |
| Country | DE |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| City | Obernkirchen |
| Exhibits | Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany |
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