Beckum Synagogue

Synagogue - Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia

"The community built its first synagogue in 1743, but decided, in 1865... to construct a new and larger synagogue with a social hall and school. In July 1867, the community celebrated the completion of the construction with a splendid, two-day inauguration. This synagogue was in use until October 1938. On Pogrom Night, SA and SS men stormed the synagogue building. As they had been ordered not to burn it down, they proceeded to demolish the interior with extra vengeance. Everything was destroyed by hand; smashed methodically and hurled onto the street. SA and SS men returned the following morning and forced an elderly Jew to smash the Hebrew words engraved above the entrance. Until it was torn down in 1967, the building was used as an office space by various governmental agencies. A new building was later constructed on the site, and in 1988 a commemorative plaque was unveiled there."

Moshe Finkel

Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com

Notes

Sources: Lexikon der jüdischen Gemeinde in Deutschen Sprachraum, Klaus Dieter-Alicke, [publisher] Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2008., Feuer in dein Heiligtum gelegt: Zerstörte Synagogen 1938 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Michael Brooke [Ed.], Meier Schwarz [foreword], [publisher] Kamp, 1999., Synagogen Internet Archiv, www.synagogen.info

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Date Added	Feb 10, 2020
Category	Synagogue
Country	DE
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
City	Beckum
Exhibits	Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany

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Beckum Synagogue

Moshe Finkel

Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com

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