Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of two remaining rural synagogues in westphalia”. Today it says “liberal jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Selm-Bork Synagogue The Selm-Bork Synagogue is one of two remaining rural synagogues in Westphalia , and a witness of pre-holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia.1The exact year of construction is unknown, the first written reference was found in a directory of houses, written in 1818. Until Kristallnacht of 1938, the synagogue was used for prayer. During the pogrom the building was looted and partially destroyed. The Jewish community was forced to sell the building. A coal dealer acquired the building and used it as a barn. In 1991 the synagogue was restored and opened for the public in 1994, the government declared the synagogue a historic monument. Today it is used by Etz Ami, a liberal Jewish community. Cologne 2002 "LWL · Jüdisches Leben in Europa jenseits der Metropolen · die Landsynagoge in Selm-Bork: Jüdische Geschichte im Spiegel einer Synagoge" .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Synagogue Selm-Bork The synagogue Selm-Bork is one of two remaining rural synagogues in Westphalia, and a witness of pre-holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia. The exact year of construction is unknown, the first written reference was found in a directory of houses, written in 1818 . Until Kristallnacht of 1938, the synagogue was used for prayer. During the pogrom the building was looted and partially destroyed. The Jewish community was forced to sell the building. A coal dealer acquired the building and used it as a barn. In 1991 the synagogue was restored and opened for the public in 1994, the government declared the synagogue a historic monument. Today it is used by Etz Ami, a liberal Jewish community.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Synagogue Selm-Bork The Synagogue Selm-Bork is one of two remaining rural synagogues in Westphalia , and a witness of pre-holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia. The exact year of construction is unknown, the first written reference was found in a directory of houses, written in 1818. Until Kristallnacht of 1938, the synagogue was used for prayer. During the pogrom the building was looted and partially destroyed. The Jewish community was forced to sell the building. A coal dealer acquired the building and used it as a barn. In 1991 the synagogue was restored and opened for the public in 1994, the government declared the synagogue a historic monument. Today it is used by Etz Ami, a liberal Jewish community.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Selm-Bork Synagogue The Selm-Bork Synagogue is one of two remaining rural synagogues in Westphalia , and a witness of pre-holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia. The exact year of construction is unknown, the first written reference was found in a directory of houses, written in 1818. Until Kristallnacht of 1938, the synagogue was used for prayer. During the pogrom the building was looted and partially destroyed. The Jewish community was forced to sell the building. A coal dealer acquired the building and used it as a barn. In 1991 the synagogue was restored and opened for the public in 1994, the government declared the synagogue a historic monument. Today it is used by Etz Ami, a liberal Jewish community.
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Liberal Jewish synagogue in Westphalia, Germany The Selm-Bork Synagogue is a Liberal Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at Hauptstraße 10, in Westphalia , in the Unna district, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany .The synagogue is one of two remaining rural synagogues in the region and a witness of pre- Holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia.Historically, the congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite .Since 2000, the congregation has embraced Liberal Judaism.Historic Synagogues of Europe .Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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one of two remaining rural synagogues in westphalia
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liberal jewish congregation and synagogue
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