New Synagogue (Düsseldorf)
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The New Synagogue is the only synagogue
of the Jewish community in Düsseldorf
, Germany
. The synagogue was built in the Golzheim
district, far from the site of the former synagogue, which has been situated in the city center at Kasernenstraße. There the synagogue was pillaged and burned by SA men
on Kristallnacht
.
The synagogue is named after Rabbi Leo Baeck, who served as a pulpit rabbi in Düsseldorf. On October 3, 2000 the synagogue was fire bombed. Since then, there is constant police watch over the synagogue.
New Synagogue Official Site
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
of the Jewish community in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The synagogue was built in the Golzheim
Düsseldorf-Golzheim
Golzheim, a borough of Düsseldorf in District 1 on the Rhine, just north of the city center, is primarily a business and hotel district, but retains some of the old stately villas.-History:...
district, far from the site of the former synagogue, which has been situated in the city center at Kasernenstraße. There the synagogue was pillaged and burned by SA men
Sturmabteilung
The Sturmabteilung functioned as a paramilitary organization of the National Socialist German Workers' Party . It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s...
on Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, and also Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, and Novemberpogrome, was a pogrom or series of attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938.Jewish homes were ransacked, as were shops, towns and...
.
The synagogue is named after Rabbi Leo Baeck, who served as a pulpit rabbi in Düsseldorf. On October 3, 2000 the synagogue was fire bombed. Since then, there is constant police watch over the synagogue.
New Synagogue Official Site
See also
- History of the Jews in GermanyHistory of the Jews in GermanyThe presence of Jews in Germany has been established since the early 4th century. The community prospered under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades...