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(Redirected from New Synagogue (Wrocław)) Former Reform synagogue in Breslau, Germany

For similarly named synagogues, see New Synagogue.
New Synagogue
German: Neue Synagoge
Polish: Nowa Synagoga
The former synagoge in the 19th century
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1872–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationBreslau (now Wrocław)
CountryGermany (now Poland)
New Synagogue (Breslau) is located in GermanyNew Synagogue (Breslau)Location of the former synagogue in Germany,
as it was in 1937
Geographic coordinates51°06′16″N 17°01′42″E / 51.1045361111°N 17.0283444444°E / 51.1045361111; 17.0283444444
Architecture
Architect(s)Edwin Oppler
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival
Completed1872
DestroyedNovember 1938
(during Kristallnacht
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Dome height (outer)73 m (240 ft)
Minaret(s)Four

The New Synagogue (German: Neue Synagoge; Polish: Nowa Synagoga) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland). It was one of the largest synagogues in the German Empire and a centre of Reform Judaism in Breslau. Designed by Edwin Oppler in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1872, the synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht pogrom which swept across Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938.

History

At the time of the synagogue's construction, Breslau had a Jewish population of 20,000, with only Berlin and Hamburg larger in size.

Manuel Joël, who had become the rabbi for the Reform Jewish community in 1863, was the first rabbi to head the community in the new building. He died in 1890, and was followed by Jacob Guttman, who served until his death in 1919. Dr. Hermann Vogelstein became the rabbi in 1920. On November 4, 1938, there was a farewell service for him, and a welcome service for Dr. Reinhold Lewin, who would be the last rabbi.

See also

References

  1. Jara, Karolina (2020). "New Synagogue in Breslau". Hochschule Mainz University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Architects 'reconstruct' Breslau synagogue in 3D". Jewish News (UK). June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  3. "Dr. Herman Vogelstein, Scholar and Former Rabbi of Breslau, Dies in New York". Jewish Telegraph Agency. October 1, 1942. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. Arkwright, Kenneth (2020). Beyond Survival: A Holocaust Memoir. ReadHowYouWant. ISBN 978-0369303653.

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