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Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Synagogue Memorial Altenkirchen

Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Synagogue Memorial Altenkirchen

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Synagogue Memorial Altenkirchen

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Location: Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Axel Griebling

January 10, 2024

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The synagogue of the Jewish community of Altenkirchen stood on Synagogue Square from 1884 to 1938 and was destroyed by the Nazis during Reichsprogromnacht on November 9, 1938.

The memorial plaque embedded in the ground and the seven marked fields in the sidewalk, designed by the Thomas architects' office, remind us of the fate of the Jewish citizens of Altenkirchen.

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JakobusPilger

December 31, 2024

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The Jewish communities, whose synagogues were largely destroyed during the Nazi regime and which were often wiped out by the Shoah (Holocaust), were honored in May 2024 - especially in …

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Elevation 230 m

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Wednesday 13 May

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Location: Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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