New Synagogue (Düsseldorf)
Orthodox synagogue in Düsseldorf, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Synagogue (German: Leo Baeck Saal) is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at Zietenstraße 50, in Düsseldorf, in the Golzheim district of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[2]
| New Synagogue | |
|---|---|
German: Leo Baeck Saal | |
.JPG) Street view of synagogue exterior | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Zietenstraße 50, Düsseldorf, Golzheim, North Rhine-Westphalia 40476 |
| Country | Germany |
  Location of the synagogue in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°14′35″N 6°46′43″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Hermann Zvi Guttmann |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Date established | c. 1900 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Website | |
| jgdus | |
| [1] | |
The first synagogue, built in 1905,[3] with approximately 1,000 seats, was pillaged and burned by SA men during the Kristallnacht in 1938.[4]
Designed by Hermann Zvi Guttmann, the current synagogue was inaugurated in September 1958[4] and is named in honour of Rabbi Leo Baeck, who served as a pulpit rabbi in Düsseldorf.[5]
Arson attack
On October 2, 2000, two Arab immigrants committed an arson attack against the synagogue, and the building was firebombed with three Molotov cocktails.[6] Although the perpetrators remained unknown for over two months, most media suspected the attack was done by far-right antisemites.[6][7] The following day, Paul Spiegel, leader of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, called for a clear sign of solidarity with the Jewish victims.[7]
The perpetrators, a 20-year-old Palestinian, and a 19-year-old Moroccan, were identified and arrested on December 6, 2000.[6] Both admitted they wanted to protest against the Israeli occupation policy through the attack.[6]
Since 2000, there is a constant[clarification needed] police watch over the synagogue.
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