Wickrath synagogue

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Around 1860, the synagogue was built on Berger Dorfstra;e in Wickrath. The Jewish community there was at that time the largest in the Grevenbroich district. With 240 members, the community reached its peak in 1885 and then declined in importance.

The costs for the construction of the synagogue were largely borne by the textile entrepreneur Abraham Gormanns.

Apart from minor renovation work in 1935, the synagogue remained unchanged until 1938. In the night of 9.11.1938 the house of worship was set on fire and destroyed.