CHEB, CZECH REPUBLIC

Synagogue in Cheb

A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Cheb. Blown up by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, 1938.

Completed
Completed 1893
Destroyed
1938
Architect / style
Not documented · Not documented
Capacity
Not documented
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OVERVIEW

The story of Synagogue in Cheb

Synagogue in Cheb stood in Cheb, Czech Republic. The source record dates or describes its construction as: Completed 1893.

Blown up by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, 1938. An apartment complex now stands on the site.

The Jewish community

This synagogue served the Jewish community of Cheb. The supplied source record does not provide a separate history of the congregation or its population.

Architecture and design

The source record dates or describes its construction as: Completed 1893. Its architectural style is not documented in the supplied record. The architect is not documented.

Life inside the synagogue

The building functioned as a synagogue and communal gathering place in Cheb. The supplied source record does not preserve detailed information about its liturgy, clergy, internal organizations or daily programme.

Destruction

Blown up by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, 1938.

The community’s fate

The supplied source record does not give a separate account of what happened to the Jewish community of Cheb. Further community research is required.

The site today

An apartment complex now stands on the site.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING
  • Lost Synagogues of Europe — Bohemia 2 3