Overview
- Caption
- Exterior view of the old synagogue in Aachen, built in 1862.
On the portal is a biblical inscription, which translates, "For my house shall be called/A house of prayer for all peoples." The synagogue was destroyed on Kristallnacht. - Photographer
- von Stengel & Co.
- Date
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Before 1938
- Locale
- Aachen, [Prussian Rhineland; North Rhine-Westphalia] Germany
- Variant Locale
- Aix-la-Chapelle
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Stadtarchiv Aachen
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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Stadtarchiv Aachen
Copyright: Public DomainSource Record ID: Pl. 2261 - Published Source
- Encyclopedia Judaica - Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House - 2:1
Keywords & Subjects
- Keyword
- EXTERIORS SYNAGOGUES/CHAPELS VIEWS
- Photo Designation
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KRISTALLNACHT (GERMANY) -- Aachen
- Record last modified:
- 2004-02-24 00:00:00
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