Synagogue Peter Street 6

The synagogue at Peterstraße 6 in Oldenburg was built in 1854. It was directly connected with the Jewish elementary school (elementary school) and associated teachers' apartments. The official dedication of the synagogue took place on August 24, 1855. State Rabbi Bernhard Wechsler (born 1807-1874) delivered a very impressive sermon. Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter (b. 1827-1900) and Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (b. 1826-1896) were present.

In 1905, there was an expansion of the church, as the space of the building was no longer sufficient for the rapidly increasing congregation. On January 14, 1932, the walls of the synagogue were defiled with anti-Semitic signs and expressions.

On the night of November 9 to November 10, 1938, the Nazis burned down the synagogue as well as the school building. All testimonies as well as the holy writings were thus destroyed. The fire book of the former fire department from the Oldenburg city archives indicates that the fire explicitly would not. In the following weeks, the ruins of the fire were removed as quickly as possible. The property became the property of the city. In 1949, there was a trial against the alleged arsonists. The main perpetrators were nevertheless never convicted.

In 1951, the property again came into the possession of a small Jewish community, which sold it again in 1954.

Today there is a monument on this spot, which has commemorated the pogrom night since 1967.