The catalogue
Destroyed buildings, living histories. This archive will grow as research is completed and verified.
Leopoldstädter Tempel
A monumental synagogue that made Jewish presence visible in the heart of nineteenth-century Vienna.
David Synagogue in Przemyśl
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Przemyśl. Oldest synagogue of Przemyśl, probably the first built on a square plan with a central bimah.
Great Synagogue in Łódź
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Łódź. Burned to the ground, including its Torah scrolls, by the Nazis in 1939 and dismantled in 1940.
Hasidic synagogue in Belz
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Belz. First burned, then blown up by the Nazis during WWII; Soviet authorities had the remains demolished in the 1950s.
Interior of the Wolczyn (Konstadt before 1945) Synagogue
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Interior of the Wolczyn (Konstadt before 1945). Burned down by the Nazis during Kristallnacht.
Kaifeng Synagogue
For nearly seven centuries, Kaifeng’s synagogue anchored a Judeo-Persian community that made Jewish tradition at home within Chinese culture.
Michelsberg Synagogue, Wiesbaden
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Wiesbaden. Destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht.
Stara Synagogue in Łódź and the Old Town Market
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Łódź and the Old Town Market. Burned to the ground by the Nazis in 1939.
Synagogue in Aachen
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Aachen. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Balassagyarmat
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Balassagyarmat. The Nazis used it as a munitions depot before destroying it prior to their departure in 1944.
Synagogue in Bamberg
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Bamberg. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Beuel
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Beuel. Demolished during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Bučovice (Butschowitz)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Bučovice. Demolished in 1966.
Synagogue in Cheb
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Cheb. Blown up by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Chomutov
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Chomutov. Blown up by the Nazis in 1938.
Synagogue in Czarnków (Czarnikau)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Czarnków. Demolished by the Nazis in 1940.
Synagogue in Dortmund
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Dortmund. Demolished by the Nazis in 1938, remains burned during Kristallnacht.
Synagogue in Dunajská Streda
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Dunajská Streda. In 1944, desecrated and used as a place to assemble deportees to concentration camps.
Synagogue in Dvůr Králové
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Dvůr Králové. Damaged by the Nazis; officially demolished by the Communists in 1966.
Synagogue in Düren
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Düren. Completely destroyed by the Nazis in 1938 during Kristallnacht and never rebuilt.
Synagogue in Düsseldorf
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Düsseldorf. Destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht.
Synagogue in Gdańsk (Danzig)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Gdańsk. Largest synagogue in Gdańsk at the time; large stained-glass Star of David, lantern-topped towers, decorated walls.
Synagogue in Herne
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Herne. Burned down during Kristallnacht 1938, demolished 1939.
Synagogue in Hildesheim
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Hildesheim. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Hlohovec (Galgóc)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Hlohovec. After WWII, authorities turned it into a storehouse for fabrics.
Synagogue in Holešov
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Holešov. Torched and destroyed by Nazi occupiers, 1941-42.
Synagogue in Jablonec (Gablonz)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Jablonec. Neo-Renaissance building destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Jihlava
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Jihlava. Burnt down by the Nazis in 1939.
Synagogue in Kaiserslautern
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Kaiserslautern. Demolished by the Nazis in August 1938, a few months before Kristallnacht.
Synagogue in Kežmarok
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Kežmarok. Used as a storehouse after WWII until demolished in 1961.
Synagogue in Kherson
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Kherson. Did not survive WWII.
Synagogue in Krefeld
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Krefeld. Services discontinued in 1920.
Synagogue in Kutno
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Kutno. The Nazis set fire to it in 1939 and destroyed it in 1940.
Synagogue in Kyjov (previously called Gaya)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Kyjov. Damaged in 1945 and demolished in 1960.
Synagogue in Künzelsau
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Künzelsau. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Leipzig
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Leipzig. Early example of Moorish-style synagogue architecture, thought to have influenced Moorish revival synagogues elsewhere.
Synagogue in Liberec
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Liberec. Burned during Kristallnacht 1938, knocked down 1939.
Synagogue in Litomyšl
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Litomyšl. Damaged in WWII but not destroyed.
Synagogue in Marienburg (now Malbork, Poland)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Marienburg. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Mariánské Lázně. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Mielec
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Mielec. Burned down during services by the Nazis in September 1939, destroying the building and killing many congregants.
Synagogue in Most (Brüx)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Most. Blown up by the Nazis in 1938.
Synagogue in Mülheim
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Mülheim. Destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht.
Synagogue in Münster
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Münster. Destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht.
Synagogue in Nagykalló
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Nagykalló. Reconstructed 1924.
Synagogue in Nowogrodek (now Navahrudak, Belarus)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Nowogrodek. Town absorbed into the Soviet Union in 1939; synagogue destroyed in 1941.
Synagogue in Olomouc
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Olomouc. Burned down by the Nazis in March 1939.
Synagogue in Opava (Troppau)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Opava. Burned during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Paderborn
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Paderborn. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Pezinok
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Pezinok. Hebrew Psalms inscribed on the central arch.
Synagogue in Pforzheim
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Pforzheim. During Kristallnacht the interior was destroyed; remains torn down at the expense of the Jewish community.
Synagogue in Poppelsdorf, Bonn
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Poppelsdorf. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Přeštice
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Přeštice. Destroyed by Czech authorities in 1974.
Synagogue in Příbram
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Příbram. Held services until Bohemia became a Nazi protectorate in 1939; books/ritual objects sent to the Jewish Museum in Prague before deportations.
Synagogue in Přívoz (Oderfurt)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Přívoz. Blown up by the Nazis in 1939.
Synagogue in Rožmberk
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Rožmberk. Interior damaged by SS troops in 1938.
Synagogue in Satu Mare (Szatmárnémeti)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Satu Mare. No longer standing.
Synagogue in Sopot
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Sopot. Burnt down by the Nazis in 1938.
Synagogue in Spišská Nová Ves
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Spišská Nová Ves. Burned down by the Nazis in 1941.
Synagogue in Strasburg, Western Prussia (now Brodnica, Poland)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Strasburg. Burned on September 29, 1939.
Synagogue in Svitavy
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Svitavy. Burned during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Sátoraljaujely
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Sátoraljaujely. On the border of present-day Czech Republic; town once home to Hungary's second-largest Jewish community.
Synagogue in Teplice (Teplitz-Schönau)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Teplice. Neo-Renaissance with Moorish elements; largest synagogue and cultural/educational center in Bohemia.
Synagogue in Tomaszów
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Tomaszów. Largest synagogue in Tomaszów.
Synagogue in Topolčany
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Topolčany. Destroyed by locals at the end of WWII; the ruins have been turned into a technical school.
Synagogue in Trutnov
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Trutnov. Burned down in October 1938, a month before Kristallnacht.
Synagogue in Velké Ripňany
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Velké Ripňany. Demolished after WWII.
Synagogue in Vítkovice
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vítkovice. Burned by the Nazis in 1939 and demolished.
Synagogue in Worms
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Worms. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Synagogue in Zalau (Zilah)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Zalau. Destroyed during the last years of Communist rule.
Synagogue in Čadca
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Čadca. Used as a warehouse for many years after WWII.
Synagogue in Česká Lípa (Böhmische Leipa)
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Česká Lípa. Community fled during the Nazi invasion; destroyed in 1938.
Synagogue in České Budějovice
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of České Budějovice. Blown up by the Nazis in 1942.
Synagogue in Šala
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Šala. Demolished after 1960.
Synagogue on Fasanenstrasse, Berlin
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Berlin. Burned during Kristallnacht 1938; destroyed during Allied bombing 1943.
Vienna II (2nd district), Synagogue on Leopoldsgasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna II, Synagogue on Zirkusgasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna II, interior of the Jubilee Synagogue in Honor of Franz Joseph I, Pazmanitengasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna V, Synagogue on Siebenbrunnengasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna VI, Synagogue on Schmalzhofgasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna VIII, Synagogue on Neudeggergasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna X, Synagogue on Humboldtplatz
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna XV, Synagogue on Turnergasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vienna XX, Brigittenau, Synagogue on Kluckygasse
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vienna. Destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938.
Vinohrady Synagogue
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Vinohrady. Two tall towers and a massive central arch; the largest and most ornate synagogue in Prague.
Wooden synagogue in Janów Trembowelski
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Janów Trembowelski. Like the wooden synagogue in Lanckorun (postcard 5), one of many of this type destroyed during WWII.
Wooden synagogue in Lanckorun
A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Lanckorun. Design typical of wooden synagogues throughout Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Belarus destroyed by Nazi soldiers.