Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Die Offenbacher Synagoge. Geschichte eines Gebäudes als Dokument für Leben und Schicksal der Offenbacher Jüdischen Gemeinde
(149 words)

Translated titleThe 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 Many images of historical documents.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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
OFFENBACH
PHOTOGRAPHS
SYNAGOGUES

minor keywords

Germany
Historical photographs
Holocaust
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Synagogues, architectural plans
Synagogues, Germany
Synagogues, Offenbach
Torah Ark curtains

Cite this page
“Die Offenbacher Synagoge. Geschichte eines Gebäudes als Dokument für Leben und Schicksal der Offenbacher Jüdischen Gemeinde”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1003>
First published online: 2019



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