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Former Synagogue of the Jewish Community, Laufersweiler

Former Synagogue of the Jewish Community, Laufersweiler

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Former Synagogue of the Jewish Community, Laufersweiler

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Location: Laufersweiler, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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2. Roman Watchtower Dill – Alex Hut Rest Area loop from Laufersweiler

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3. Alex Hut Rest Area – Kappleifelsen Viewpoint loop from Rhaunen

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Hunsbuckel 🇺🇦

June 1, 2019

The building was built and consecrated in 1910/11.
In 1938 the interior was destroyed during the "Pogrom Night".
In 1955 the local community bought the building and used it as a laundry, freezer and training room.
In 1985 the building was listed and restored in the following 2 years to serve as an exhibition building.
In 2001 the building was renovated and today it serves as a study and meeting center for rural Jews.

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August 8, 2021

The synagogue in Kirchgasse

The tour through the Jewish Laufersweiler begins at the former synagogue in Kirchgasse. Today we know of two previous buildings in the same place. The first synagogue was destroyed by fire in 1839. A new two-story synagogue was built on the same site in 1844 using the company's own funds and capital borrowed from 100 thalers. As early as 1857 the building was in a "poor condition". The demolition took place in 1909. In 1910/11, today's synagogue building was erected in Kirchgasse. The synagogue was desecrated in the pogrom night of November 10, 1938, but the building itself was preserved. In 1955 the local community bought the property and made several structural changes. In April 1985 the Rhein-Hunsrück district administration placed the building under a preservation order. Extensive renovation work was carried out in 1986/87. In the former Thoranische, a three-part bronze relief commemorates the Jewish citizens from Laufersweiler who were murdered in the concentration camps. A permanent exhibition on the history of the Jews in Laufersweiler has been located on the ground floor of the synagogue since 1988 and the Forst Mayer Studies and Meeting Center for Rural Jewry has been on the upper floor since 2014. Source: Concept, design, text: Hans-Werner Johann

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August 8, 2021

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Stylistically, the design of the outer front picks up on influences of the historicism that developed in the 19th century. The two-storey building rests on a base made of broken sandstone blocks. The windows and the portal are designed with simple sandstone walls. The building is defined by pilaster strips in the longitudinal fronts, which are treated like Gothic buttresses, as well as corner pilasters, which protrude like a tower over the eaves cornice. The western columns have stone tops in the shape of a tail hood and are somewhat reminiscent of the Moorish architectural style. The turrets on the east gable are more economical.
Source: Concept, design, text: Hans-Werner Johann

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Hunderunde

May 12, 2020

History is always good, tolerance for other religions is even better.

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Bea

September 6, 2021

The synagogue is a popular house of prayer and the community is very active.

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JakobusPilger

September 29, 2024

The Jewish communities in Europe, whose centuries-old tradition is often only documented by commemorative plaques or monuments, were honored - especially in these difficult times with rapidly growing, openly expressed anti-Semitism - by awarding the "International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen" to the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe.
"In recognition of his outstanding work for peace, the self-determination of peoples and European values, for tolerance, pluralism and understanding, and in recognition of his significant commitment to interreligious and intercultural dialogue, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen in 2024 honors the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and together with him the Jewish communities in Europe. With this award, the Charlemagne Prize Board wants to send a signal that Jewish life is a natural part of Europe and that there must be no place for anti-Semitism in Europe. Jewish life is an important part of European history and present - now and in the future. (...) Together with the President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the Jewish communities in Europe, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen in 2024 honors the outstanding representative of European Jewry and Jewish life in Europe, which has enriched our continent for centuries and will and must always have its place here."

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Former Synagogue of the Jewish Community, Laufersweiler

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