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Fasanenstrasse Synagogue

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men broke into the building, shattered the interior, piled up religious objects, and finally set the synagogue on fire with fuel they got from a nearby filling station — in the presence of the fire department, which confined itself to preventing the flames from spreading to neighbouring houses.
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The fast-growing Jewish Community in Charlottenburg purchased the premises in 1905 and following an architecture competition the synagogue was built from 1910 in a
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elements. Finished in 1912, the monumental structure was large enough to accommodate up to 1,720 worshippers and also included a religious school.
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Since 2006 the building hosts the Jewish adult education centre and administrative departments as the Community Center has moved to the
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promoted the grounds of the former Fasanenstrasse Synagogue to be chosen for the building of a new Jewish Community Centre (
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troopers and juveniles incited by anti-semites. The synagogue functioned for only twenty four years until the
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attempted to attack the Community Center; the bomb, supplied by undercover government agent
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had personally given the orders to smash the synagogue, at that time the largest in Berlin.
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authorities finally forced it to close in 1936. The building was destroyed during the
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presented the synagogue with a ceremonial marriage hall richly adorned with
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on this occasion mocked "the patriotic synagogue" criticizing a voluntary
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of German Jews while the ruling class had nothing but contempt for them.
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was one of its leaders. Its main cantor for many years was
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On November 9, 1969, during ceremonies to commemorate the
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By 1931 worshippers were being attacked by paramilitary
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Gessler, Philipp; Reinecke, Stefan (October 25, 2005).
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Destroyed former Reform synagogue in Berlin, Germany
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Synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht (Germany)
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A photograph of a synagogue dated from 1916
Affiliation
Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Synagogue
Charlottenburg
Berlin
Germany
Fasanenstrasse Synagogue is located in Berlin
Berlin
Geographic coordinates
52°30′16″N 13°19′41″E / 52.50444°N 13.32806°E / 52.50444; 13.32806
Architect(s)
Synagogue architecture
Style
Romanesque Revival
Byzantine Revival
World War II
Dome
liberal
Jewish
synagogue
Kurfürstendamm
Charlottenburg
Berlin
Germany
Berlin Stadtbahn
Zoo Station
Nazis
Kristallnacht

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