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Synagogues - Lest we forget

November 10, 2016

Before Hitler came to power in 1933, there were synagogues in all major German cities. In just one night the Nazis destroyed over 1,700 of them.

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When the Nazis seized power in 1933 that all changed. Hitler started to condemn all things Jewish in a massive wave of hatred and persecution. In just one night the Nazis destroyed over 1,700 synagogues. Now architects and engineers from Darmstadt’s technical university have launched a unique