85 years after Kristallnacht, Germany to begin rebuilding grand synagogue in Hamburg
The Bornplatz Synagogue, a neo-Romanesque, 1,200-seat sanctuary that was once the largest synagogue in northern Germany, was burned down on Kristallnacht in 1938.
The Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany once held 1,200 congregants before it was destroyed in Kristallnacht. (photo credit: VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
