New Synagogue (Opole)
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New Synagogue in Opole Nowa Synagoga w Opolu |
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New Synagogue in Opole in 1910 |
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Location | Oppeln, Germany |
Religious affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Ecclesiastical status | Demolished in 1938 |
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Architect/s | Felix Henry |
Architectual style | Moorish Revival |
Year completed | 1897 |
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Capacity | 600 (seated) |
New Synagogue was a synagogue in Oppeln, Germany (today Opole, Poland). It was built in 1893-1897, designed by Felix Henry. During the Kristallnacht on 9-10 November 1938 Nazis forced Rabbi Hans Hirschberg to setting the building on fire.