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Neue Synagoge Review
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Neue Synagoge
New Synagogue
Educational Institutions,
Mitte
Fodor's Review:
This meticulously restored landmark, built between 1859 and 1866, is an exotic amalgam of styles, the whole faintly Middle Eastern. Its bulbous, gilded cupola stands out in the skyline. When its doors opened, it was the largest synagogue in Europe, with 3,200 seats. The synagogue was damaged on November 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht -- Night of the Broken Glass), when Nazi looters rampaged across Germany, burning synagogues and smashing the few Jewish shops and homes left in the country. It was destroyed by Allied bombing in 1943, and it wasn't until the mid-1980s that the East German government restored it. The effective exhibit on the history of the building and its congregants includes fragments of the original architecture and furnishings. Sabbath services are held in a modern addition.
INFO
- Address: Oranienburger Str. 28-30, Mitte, Berlin
- Phone: 030/8802-8316
- Web site
- Cost: EUR 3, EUR 4.60 including special exhibits; tour EUR 1.50, German only
- Open: Nov.-Apr., Sun.-Thurs. 10-6, Fri. 10-2; May-Oct., Sun.-Thurs. 10-9, Fri. 10-5. Tours Wed. at 4, Sun. at 2 and 4. Cupola Apr.-Sept.
- Metro: Oranienburger Str. (U-bahn), Oranienburger Tor (S-bahn)
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