New_Synagogue_(Darmstadt)
New Synagogue (Darmstadt)
Synagogue and museum in Darmstadt
The Neue Synagoge ("New Synagogue") is the synagogue, community centre, and museum of the Jewish community (German: Jüdische Gemeinde) in Darmstadt.[5] Inaugurated on in 1988, the synagogue was built as part of a citizens’ initiative to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht[6] Known also as the ‘Holocaust Memorial Synagogue’, the architectural complex was designed to fulfil the needs of the city's Jewish population, who had been without a place of worship since the 1938 pogrom when Darmstadt's three synagogues were destroyed.[7] Built according to plans by Alfred Jacoby, with a significant programme of stained glass windows[8] designed by British architectural artist Brian Clarke. The religious and cultural complex is located on the site of the city's former Gestapo headquarters.[9]