Translated title | The Synagogue in Offenbach. The History of a Building as a Document of the Life and Fate of the Offenbach Jewish Community |
Imprint |
Offenbach, Germany, 1988. 48 pp., illustrations: 23 b&w, 29 × 20.5 cm. German. |
Location |
Theater an der Goethestraße (3 November–16 December 1988) |
Description |
The Offenbach synagogue (1913–1938) as both a structure and a microcosm of the Jewish community, its cultural, religious and communal life, and eventually, its destruction during the Holocaust. Exhibition in 6 sections, including: “Der Neubau der Synagoge 1913–1916” [The New Construction of the Synagogue 1913–1916], “Die Israelitische Religionsgemeinde Offenbach am Main 1916–1933” [The Jewish Religious Community of Offenbach am Main 1916–1933], “Die Vernichtung” [The Destruction], etc. Many images of historical documents. No itemized listing. |
main keywords |
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTSOFFENBACHPHOTOGRAPHSSYNAGOGUES |
minor keywords |
GermanyHistorical photographsHolocaustSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSynagogues, architectural plansSynagogues, GermanySynagogues, OffenbachTorah Ark curtains |