Five million for the renovation of the Augsburg synagogue – Bavaria

The Free State’s compensation fund is providing almost five million euros for the renovation of the synagogue in Augsburg. Art Minister Markus Blume (CSU) presented Alexander Mazo, President of the Jewish Community in Swabia-Augsburg, with a funding check for 4,676,000 euros on Wednesday, the Ministry of Art announced. The protection of monuments is a historical responsibility, which becomes particularly clear at this “place of power”, said Blume.

The Augsburg synagogue was the only major synagogue in Bavaria to survive the November pogrom of 1938. It is an outstanding testimony to Jewish history. “She warns us: ‘Never again!’ Today it is a lively place for meeting and dialogue,” said the minister.

The synagogue in Augsburg was built during the First World War from 1914 to 1917 according to a design by Fritz Landauer and Heinrich Lömpel as a monumental, domed central building, according to the statement. The sacral room, which defined the style of synagogue construction in the 1920s, was damaged during the Kristallnacht, but was preserved.

From 1982 to 1985 the actual synagogue room was restored and repaired. According to the ministry, the Augsburg Jewish Cultural Museum Foundation has existed since 1984 and maintains the Jewish Cultural Museum in the neighboring rooms.

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