Headquarters of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München after 1945

Immediately after the end of the war, the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München (IKG) moved back into premises at Herzog-Max-Strasse 7 and had its administrative headquarters there. It was in the immediate vicinity of the place where the main synagogue had stood, demolished in June 1938 on direct orders from Adolf Hitler. The IKG’s efforts in 1949 to establish a green space to commemorate this destruction were rejected by the City of Munich, with the argument that parking spaces were urgently needed in the city center.