Association synagogue Lichtenberg (1905-35)

The association Friedrichsberg and surroundings was founded in 1896.

On 9 März the synagogue was planned and on 2 April 1905 eröfffnet. The report of the opening in the press was very scarce, because nothing was reported üabout the decoration with columns and artistically designed windows. One of these windows is in the Jewish Museum and depicts a Star of David and the year 5665 below it in Hebrew letters, corresponding to 1905. Services were held on Shabbat and significant holidays.

In 1920, Lichtenberg was now officially considered the capital of Groß-Berlin. The Israelitische Vereinigung Friedrichsberg und Umgebung e.V. received a subsidy in the amount of 2500 marks. However, this is relatively little compared to größeren communities that got 20000 marks.

1934/35 became the Reichsbahnsekretär Julius Simon new chairman. 

The association had 120 members, with 1500 Jews in the district of Lichtenberg, these had to pay every month 2 marks. Among these members were many jüdische Ärzte in the Lichtenberg area.

The community had two chairmen and a rabbi Dr. Arthur Rosenthal. Zusammenkünfte took place as needed. Furthermore, the community also organized cultural festivals, such as lectures.

The synagogue was closed in 1935. A new larger synagogue was opened at Frankfriter Allee 56.

After the war, the synagogue was administered by the Berlin City Mission and is now the winter playground of the City Mission in the neighborhood.

The window from the synagogue is in the Jewish Museum Berlin and was given to it by the City Mission.