The story of Synagogue on Fasanenstrasse, Berlin
Synagogue on Fasanenstrasse, Berlin stood in Berlin, Germany. The source record dates or describes its construction as: Built 1912, Neo-Romanesque with Byzantine mosaics.
Burned during Kristallnacht 1938; destroyed during Allied bombing 1943. A Jewish community center opened on the site in 1959; the entrance incorporates the synagogue's original main portal.
The Jewish community
This synagogue served the Jewish community of Berlin. A Jewish community center opened on the site in 1959; the entrance incorporates the synagogue's original main portal.
Architecture and design
The source record dates or describes its construction as: Built 1912, Neo-Romanesque with Byzantine mosaics. Its recorded architectural character was Neo-Romanesque. The architect is not documented.
Life inside the synagogue
The building functioned as a synagogue and communal gathering place in Berlin. The supplied source record does not preserve detailed information about its liturgy, clergy, internal organizations or daily programme.
Destruction
Burned during Kristallnacht 1938; destroyed during Allied bombing 1943.
The community’s fate
A Jewish community center opened on the site in 1959; the entrance incorporates the synagogue's original main portal.
The site today
A Jewish community center opened on the site in 1959; the entrance incorporates the synagogue's original main portal.
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