Wiedstraße 17
47799 Krefeld
Germany
On the initiative of the then Lord Mayor Dieter Pützhofen and
of the Jewish community had been 1998 the association donation Dr. Isidor
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Hirschfelder had been founded. This association had and has among other things the
Task to establish a Jewish community center in Krefeld, the
Jewish culture in the Lower Rhine to promote and the Jewish history at the
Lower Rhine to promote.
After it had already been decided at the beginning of the 1990s,
to establish a Jewish community center in the Wiedstraße, transferred
the council of the city of Krefeld in June 2003 the property to the association
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Foundation Dr. Isidor Hirschfelder for the construction of a Jewish
Community Center. The land with building was to be transferred after completion
be transferred to the Jewish community.
On April 28, 2004, the cornerstone for the synagogue was laid
.
On October 7, 2004 the topping-out ceremony could be celebrated
and in November the construction of the main building, the
Community Hall and the foyer began. Since October 2005, the
Jewish community has had the rooms on the second floor at its disposal. The
Building project in the shell was completed in 2006/2007. After that took over
the architects Klaus and Piet Reymann from March the archetectonic
Tasks. In 2008, the synagogue, the main building and the congregation hall
with foyer were completed. On September 14, 2008 the
solemn inauguration of the synagogue and the community center.
The Jewish community center houses not only the synagogue. A lively "club life" also takes place on its premises. For example, there is a Senioerenclub, a family club and a youth club.
In addition, a library can be found on the premises of the community center, where religious instruction is also given. In addition, there is also its own choir and several sports teams. A traditional mikvah is also located in the community center.
For interested groups or even school classes, the Jewish community offers guided tours of the community center.
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