Celle Synagogue
"In 1740, prayer rooms were replaced by a synagogue on Im Kreise (enlarged in 1883)... On Pogrom Night, the synagogue’s interior was destroyed, and ritual objects and Torah scrolls were thrown onto the street... The synagogue, one of the oldest frame houses in Lower Saxony, was renovated by the town in 1974. It not only bears a memorial plaque, but has, since 1997, been used by Celle’s new Jewish community."
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 Historisches Handbuch der jüdischen Gemeinden in Niedersachsen und Bremen, Herbert Obenhaus, David Bankier and Daniel Fraenkel [Eds.], [publisher] Wallstein Verlag, 2005.1, Synagogen Internet Archiv, www.synagogen.info www.celle.de/ www.celle-im-nationalsozialismus.de/
Details
| Date Added | Jan 27, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Category | Synagogue |
| Country | DE |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| City | Celle |
| Exhibits | Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany |
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