The new Dammtor Synagogue,
Beneckestrasse 4
Inaugurated in 1895
A view of the interior
November 1938: The synagogue was heavily damaged
January 1939: The only synagogue in whole Germany to be restored after Kristallnacht
February, 1939: Rabbi Carlebach’s first festive sermon in the restored Dammtor synagogue
1943: The Dammtor synagogue is bombarded
The Synagogue on Heinrich-Barth-Strasse
1895: The synagogue was established in two joint apartments
November 1938: The synagogue was overlooked during the destruction in Kristallnacht
March 1939: Rabbi Carlebach initiated the transport of the synagogue’s equipment to Sweden. The synagogue furniture was smashed in Hamburg’s port and later repaired in Sweden.
1942: The Heinrich Barth synagogue is now functioning as the “New Jeshurun Synagogue” in Stockholm
November 1938: Two hundred and fifty seven synagogues were burned during Kristallnacht throughout Germany.
In the middle of the picture – the burning of the Bornplatz synagogue
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