Old Synagogue

The Old Synagogue was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Dortmund, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Completed in 1900, the synagogue was abandoned in 1933 and demolished in 1938.

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Type: Memorial
Description: synagogue demolished by Nazis in 1938
Also known as: “Alte Synagoge Dortmund”, “Mahnmal für die Alte Synagoge”, and “Old Synagogue of Dortmund”
Inscription: “‘Gedenke ’Ewiger‘ / was an uns / geschah / Klagelied 5,1 / Den jüdischen / Bürgerinnen / und Bürgern / unserer Stadt, / die von 1933-1945 / Opfer national- / sozialistischer Gewaltherr- / schaft wurden. / Zum Gedenken allen Lebenden / zur ewigen Mahnung.’”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Opernhaus Dortmund and Schauspielhaus Dortmund.

Opernhaus Dortmund

Theater building

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Opernhaus Dortmund is the opera house of Dortmund, Germany, operated by the Theater Dortmund organisation. A new opera house opened in 1966, replacing an earlier facility which opened in 1904 and was destroyed during World War II.

Schauspielhaus Dortmund

Public building

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Schauspielhaus Dortmund is a public building, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Old Synagogue.

Stadttheater Dortmund

Theater building

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Stadttheater Dortmund is a theater building, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Old Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kreuzviertel and Unionviertel.

Kreuzviertel

Quarter

Kreuzviertel is a neighbourhood of Dortmund, Germany and it has about 15,885 inhabitants. Along with the Nordstadt in the north and the Kaiserviertel in the east, it is part of Dortmund's dense inner city districts.