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Exterior view of the old synagogue in Aachen, built in 1862.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 29814
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.

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
Before 1938
Locale
Aachen, [Prussian Rhineland; North Rhine-Westphalia] Germany
Variant Locale
Aix-la-Chapelle
Photo Designation
KRISTALLNACHT (GERMANY) -- Aachen
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Stadtarchiv Aachen

Keywords and Subjects

Rights and Restrictions

Photo Source
Stadtarchiv Aachen
Copyright: Public Domain
Source Record ID: Pl. 2261
Published Source
Encyclopedia Judaica - Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House - 2:1
 
Record last modified: 2004-02-24 00:00:00
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