New_Synagogue_(Wrocław)

New Synagogue (Breslau)

New Synagogue (Breslau)

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The New Synagogue was the largest synagogue 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. It was built in 1865–1872, and designed by Edwin Oppler. It was burnt down during the Kristallnacht pogrom which swept across Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938.

New Synagogue of Breslau in the 19th century.

History

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.[1] 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.[2]


References

  1. "Dr. Herman Vogelstein, Scholar and Former Rabbi of Breslau, Dies in New York". Jewish Telegraph Agency. 1 October 1942. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. Kenneth Arkwright (2020). Beyond Survival: A Holocaust Memoir. ReadHowYouWant. ISBN 978-0369303653.

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