New Synagogue (Opole)

New Synagogue in Oppeln (Opole)
Neue Synagoge Oppeln
Nowa Synagoga w Opolu
New Synagogue in Oppeln (Opole); Neue Synagoge Oppeln; Nowa Synagoga w Opolu
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Demolished in 1938[1]
Location
Location	Oppeln, Germany
Architecture
Architect(s)	Felix Henry
Style	Moorish Revival
Completed	1897
Capacity	600 (seated)

New Synagogue was a synagogue in Oppeln, Germany (today Opole, Poland). It was built in 1893–1897, designed by Felix Henry. During the Kristallnacht on 9–10 November 1938 Nazis forced Rabbi Hans Hirschberg to set the building on fire.[2]

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References

Karch, Brendan (2018). "Jews in German Upper Silesia". Nation and Loyalty in a German-Polish Borderland: Upper Silesia, 1848-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 197. ISBN 9781108487108.
"Oppeln (Oberschlesien)". From the History of Jewish Communities in the German-Speaking Area (in German). Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[1] Karch, Brendan (2018). "Jews in German Upper Silesia". Nation and Loyalty in a German-Polish Borderland: Upper Silesia, 1848-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 197. ISBN 9781108487108.

[2] "Oppeln (Oberschlesien)". From the History of Jewish Communities in the German-Speaking Area (in German). Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)