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Laufersweiler’s Synagogue

Laufersweiler’s Synagogue. Mosel. Rhein. Between 1825 to 1840 the first synagogue was built in Laufersweiler. In 1839 a great fire in the village completely burned down the synagogue. In 1844 a new synagogue was built.

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Laufersweiler’s Synagogue

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  1. Laufersweiler’s Synagogue

  2. Mosel Rhein

  3. Between 1825 to 1840 the first synagogue was built in Laufersweiler. • In 1839 a great fire in the village completely burned down the synagogue.

  4. In 1844 a new synagogue was built • it included cowshed, room for studying for boys and girls, a flat for the teacher and a Mikwe in the cellar. First floor: kitchen Living room entrance hall Cowshed living room

  5. Second Floor: Two small rooms Girl’s Room Barn Boy’s Room

  6. The synagogue had enough place for 150 seats, but due to the growing community over the years and lack of maintenance it was closed in 1908. Conservation and expansion were not an option because of the high costs.

  7. In 1910 a new synagogue was built.Architect: Nikolaus Elz Hirschfeld.Style: Moorish-Arches and half rounded windows.

  8. 1911:

  9. Postcard of the village:

  10. Destruction of the building: • In November 1938, during the ‘Crystal Night’ the interior was completely vandalized by SA members and local Nazis. • The ‘Star of David’ was hammered down. • The building wasn’t burned.

  11. June 1955: • The building was sold to the civil community . • The original architecture was completely changed.

  12. Beginning of the 1980s –what would happen to the building?

  13. 1985-the building was listed as ‘Historic Monument’  marking  as a cultural monument

  14. 1986-conservation began: The inscription:

  15. The ‘Star of David’ was returned:

  16. The ‘Lion of Judah’:

  17. Sculpture in the ‘Aron Kodesh’ areaArtist: Karl Heinz Brust, 1987.

  18. The ‘Aron-Kodesh’ area:

  19. 31.1.1988 the synagogue re-opened: Shimon Mayer

  20. 1998

  21. 2000

  22. 2001 Maintenance

  23. Representing Boaz and Jachin

  24. Representing the ‘Tablets of Law’

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