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Synagogue in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany Dortmund Memorial of the Old Synagogue The Old Synagogue ( Alte Synagoge ) was the largest synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in Dortmund , Germany.1The synagogue was opened in 1900. With a capacity of 1,300 seats it was one of the largest Jewish houses of worship in Germany. After the Nazi Party gained power in 1933, the local government forced the Jewish community to sell the property and decided to demolish the synagogue. The proceeds from the sale were seized by the Nazi regime. Demolition works began a few weeks before the Kristallnacht and were finished in December 1938. In 1958–1965 the new Opernhaus Dortmund was built on the site where the synagogue once stood. Since 1998 the forecourt is officially known as Platz der Alten Synagoge ("Place of the Old Synagogue") and a memorial stone as well as a memorial plaque was erected. The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.2
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Dortmund Memorial of the Old Synagogue The Old Synagogue ( [Alte Synagoge ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) ) was the largest synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in Dortmund , Germany. The synagogue was opened in 1900 . With a capacity of 1,300 seats it was one of the largest Jewish houses of worship in Germany. After the NSDAP gained power in 1933, the local government forced the Jewish community to sell the property and decided to demolish the synagogue. However, the proceeds from the sale were seized by the Nazi regime. Demolition works began a few weeks before the Kristallnacht and were finished in December 1938. In 1958-1965 the new Opernhaus Dortmund was built on the site where the synagogue once stood. Since 1998 the forecourt is officially known as Platz der Alten Synagoge ("Place of the Old Synagogue") and a memorial stone as well as a memorial plaque was erected.
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Synagogue in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany The Old Synagogue ( German : Alte Synagoge ) was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Dortmund , in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .Completed in 1900, the synagogue was abandoned in 1933 and demolished in 1938.Prior to its abandonment, the synagogue was the largest synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in Dortmund.
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largest synagogue and cultural center of the jewish community in dortmund
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former jewish congregation and synagogue
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