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Selm-Bork Synagogue

Selm-Bork Synagogue

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The Selm-Bork Synagogue is one of two remaining rural synagogues in Westphalia, and a witness of pre-holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia. The exact year of construction is unknown, the first written reference was found in a directory of houses, written in 1818.[1]

Selm-Bork Synagogue

Until Kristallnacht of 1938, the synagogue was used for prayer. During the pogrom the building was looted and partially destroyed. The Jewish community was forced to sell the building. A coal dealer acquired the building and used it as a barn.

In 1991 the synagogue was restored and opened for the public in 1994, the government declared the synagogue a historic monument.[2]

Today it is used by Etz Ami, a liberal Jewish community.

References

  1. [1]
    Elfi Pracht-Jörns: Jüdisches Kulturerbe in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Band V: Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. J.P.Bachem Verlag. Cologne 2002
  2. [2]
    "LWL · Jüdisches Leben in Europa jenseits der Metropolen · die Landsynagoge in Selm-Bork: Jüdische Geschichte im Spiegel einer Synagoge". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

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