Synagogue Siebenbrückleinsgasse (Schweinfurt)

A synagogue first existed in the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned on the occasion of a renewal of the building in 1479. It stood in what is still called Judengasse in the southern quarter of the Old Town, probably at its southwestern end towards Petersgasse, on the site of today's houses Judengasse No. 25 and 27. It had three street fronts. Under or next to it was the ritual bath. As early as 1500, the city had King Maximilian I confirm ownership of the synagogue in the event that Jews would sooner or later cease to live in Schweinfurt. In connection with the expulsion of the Jews in 1555, the synagogue was closed.      
     
The Jewish community, which re-established in 1864, initially had a prayer hall. On September 4, 1874, they were able to inaugurate a new synagogue in the courtyard of the property Siebenbrückleingasse 14. 

In 1928 the synagogue was renovated. During the November pogrom in 1938, all furnishings and the rituals were smashed, Torah scrolls were thrown into the dirt and trampled. The police confiscated a number of rituals and Torah scrolls, including valuable items that had been transferred to Schweinfurt from the communities of Arnstein, Gochsheim and Ebelsbach. Only some prayer books and Torah cloaks could be saved. 
      
In 1939, the congregation had to sell the synagogue building and the congregation house to the municipality at a very low price. The former synagogue was used as a fire department depot. During bombing raids in 1943, the building was completely destroyed; Only one side wall remained standing. The former Jewish community house was only damaged and could be repaired for residential purposes. In 1945 the property was confiscated and transferred to the Jewish Property Administration JRSO, which later sold it to the Municipal Savings Bank. The former Jewish community house was demolished. Today, the parking lot belonging to the Städtische Sparkasse Schweinfurt (Siebenbrückleingasse) is located on the site of the community center and synagogue. A memorial stone is present. In 2008, an explanatory plaque was added.