Synagogues of the World

Synagogues of the World:

Germany (Past & Present)

Also See Virtual Jewish History Tour: Germany

Major Cities:

- Berlin
- Darmstadt
- Dresden
- Dusseldorf
- Essen
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- Heidelburg
- Manheim
- Munich
- Siegen
- Worms

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- Aachen                     - Goppingen
- Aschaffenburg           - Gross Gerau
- Bamberg               - Heibronn
- Bechhofen                  - Hildesheim
- Bielefeld                     - Horde
- Bonn              - Kaiserlatern
- Bruchsal            - Landau
- Buttenwiesen             - Luneberg
- Chemnitz   - Mainz
- Cologne   - Mulheim
- Delmenhorst              - Nuremberg
- Dessau      - Paderborn
- Detmold     - Pforzheim
- Dortmund                  - Rastenburg
- Elsdorf              - Thionville
- Euskirchen          - Weisbaden

Berlin


Jebenhausen Synagogue, built in 1804, closed in 1900 and was torn down in 1905.	Torah curtain donated for the Jebenhausen Synagogue in 1804.	The Tables of the Covenant which adorned the Torah shrine in the Jebenhausen Synagogue are preserved in the city museum of Goeppingen.


The Oranienbergerstrasse Synagogue in Berlin was the largest synagogue in the world when completed in 1866. It was destroyed on Kristallnacht in 1938. Recently renovated, its main sanctuary now houses a museum of Jewish history.


Fraenkelufer Synagogue


Pestalozzistrasse Synagogue	Rykestrasse Synagogue	Kottbusser Ufer Synagogue	Muenchenerstrasse Synagogue	Fasanenstrasse Synagogue


Friedenstempel Markgraf-Albrecht-Strasse Synagogue	Levetzowstrasse Synagogue	Prinzregentstrasse Synagogue	Oranienbergerstrasse Synagogue	Heide-Reuter-Gasse Synagogue

Munich


Ohel Jakob Synagogue, Jewish Center and Jewish Museum in the center of Munich. Building of this shul was completed in 2006 and it sits close to the site of Munich's old synagogue which was destroyed under personal order from Hitler during Kristallnact in 1938.

Darmstadt


The ark (top) and bimah (bottom) of the Orthodox synagogue in Darmstadt, in the south of Germany.

Dresden		Dusseldorf		Hamburg

Frankfurt


A rendering of the “New Synagogue” in Frankfurt, Germany.	The Judengasse Synagogue in Frankfurt’s Jewish ghetto, around 1880.	Synagogue in Frankfurt

Essen

Heidelberg

Manheim

Siegen


Synagogue in Siegen	Synagogue in Siegen being burned during World War II

Worms


Synagogue in Worms	Levy’sche Synagogue in Worms

Smaller Cities


Synagogue in Hildesheim	Synagogue in Nuremberg	Synagogue in Aachen


Synagogue in Cologne	Synagogue in Horde	Synagogue in Dessau


Synagogue in Bamberg	Synagogue in Wiesbaden	Synagogue in Kaiserlatern


Synagogue in Euskirchen	Synagogue in Detmold	Synagogue in Bielefeld


Synagogue in Thionville	Synagogue in Bonn	Synagogue in Landau


Synagogue in Goppingen	Synagogue in Dortmund	Synagogue in Bruchsal


Synagogue in Luneburg	Synagogue in Gross Gerau	Synagogue in Paderborn


Synagogue in Mainz	Synagogue in Pforzheim	Synagogue in Mulheim


Synagogue in Heibronn	Synagogue in Chemnitz	Synagogue in Rastenburg


Synagogue in Elsdorf	Synagogue in Delmenhorst	Synagogue in Aschaffenburg


Synagogue in Bechhofen	Synagogue in Buttenwiesen

To learn about the history of the German Jewish community, click here.

See Also:

Sources:
- Frankfurt synagogues courtesy of www.AltFrankfurt.com
- Jebenhausen - A Jewish Community in Wuerttemberg
- New Synagogue photo courtesy of David Navarro.
- Darmstadt photos courtesy of Brian Large
- Postcard and stamp photos courtesy of Judaica Philatelic Resources
- Fraenkelufer Synagogue, Heidelberg Synagogue, Mannheim Synagogue and Levy’sche Synagogue photos courtesy of HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library (© Jono David Media)
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Photos of Ohel Jakob Synagogue in Munich courtesy of ScrapbookPages