Online Archive of Synagogues

Fraenkelufer Community Synagogue (1916 - present)

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The community synagogue built in 1913-16 on Kottbusser Ufer, today Fraenkelufer, consisted of a main building to which several annexes were attached. The building complex, which had room for about 2,000 people, also included the weekday synagogue, a room for youth services, and service apartments for the synagogue staff. As early as 1930, the synagogue was smeared with swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans. Like many other synagogues, this one was set on fire and severely damaged by Nazis during the November pogrom on the night of November 9/10, 1938.