KREFELD, GERMANY

Synagogue in Krefeld

A synagogue associated with the Jewish community of Krefeld. Services discontinued in 1920.

Completed
Used as a synagogue from 1893
Destroyed
1938
Architect / style
Not documented · Not documented
Capacity
Not documented
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OVERVIEW

The story of Synagogue in Krefeld

Synagogue in Krefeld stood in Krefeld, Germany. The source record dates or describes its construction as: Used as a synagogue from 1893.

Services discontinued in 1920. Building entirely destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht. A memorial for the synagogue has been erected.

The Jewish community

This synagogue served the Jewish community of Krefeld. 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: Used as a synagogue from 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 Krefeld. The supplied source record does not preserve detailed information about its liturgy, clergy, internal organizations or daily programme.

Destruction

Building entirely destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht.

The community’s fate

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

The site today

A memorial for the synagogue has been erected.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING
  • Lost Synagogues of Europe — Germany 2 11