Zündorf Synagogue (German: Synagoge Zündorf) was a Jewish congregation, synagogue and cemetery, located at Hauptstraße 159, in Zündorf, Porz, near Cologne, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. Zündorf was an important trading center, of Jewish farmers, butchers, moneylenders, small artisans or goods dealers from the early 18th century.[2] Built in 1882, the synagogue fell into disrepair following World War II and was subsequently converted into a residential building.[3]
| Zündorf Synagogue | |
|---|---|
German: Synagoge Zündorf | |
 The former synagogue in 1960 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Location | |
| Location | Hauptstraße 159, Zündorf, Porz, near Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
  Location of the former synagogue in North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°52′08″N 7°02′41″E / 50.86889°N 7.04472°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | c. 1708 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1882 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 8.9 m (29 ft) |
| Width | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
| Interior area | 59.6 m2 (642 sq ft) |
| Materials | Brick |
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History
editThe Jewish history of Zündorf dates back to before 1700. The first historical evidence is the burial of the Jew Ishar on July 2, 1708 at the Deutz cemetery, which was also the last resting place for the Jews of Zündorf until the creation of a separate graveyard in 1923. The Jewish cemetery of Zündorf still has eight graves with six gravestones.
Architecture
editThe two-storey building was made of brick and had a gable roof. It was 6.7 m (22 ft) wide and 8.9 m (29 ft) long. The floor area was only 59.6 m2 (642 sq ft). From the main road, it could only be reached via a three-metre-wide (9.8 ft) branch path that led past an old building.
In the west of the synagogue there were three large windows, each 1.50 m × 2.5 m (4 ft 11 in × 8 ft 2 in), and two arched windows. Two windows, which were rebuilt in 1938 into living space windows, lay at the back of the synagogue and another high window at the north-western corner of the house. This was bricked up.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Synagogue in Porz-Zündorf". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Pracht, Elfi (1997). Jüdisches Kulturerbe in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Regierungsbezirk Köln (in German). J.P. Bachem. ISBN 978-3-7616-1322-1. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ "Wehrturm, Die Zündorfer Judengemeinde". Museum Zuendorfer Wehrturm (in German).
- ^ Heimatmuseum, Poller. "Heimatseiten Zündorf". Haus Metzger Salomon, Bild Synagoge um 1960 (in German).