The Synagogue Geisa was located in the city of Geisa in today's Wartburgkreis in Thuringia.
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A synagogue has been found in Geisa since the first half of the nineteenth century, before it was presumably already a prayer room. The synagogue was destroyed during the Great Fire in the Geisha town center on 23 June 1858, which devastated a large part of the development of the market and adjacent roads.
In 1861/62 a new synagogue was built on the site of its predecessor building with the help of donations. At that time, 180 Jews lived in Geisa, which was almost eleven percent of the population. The new building was a brick building with a large Freitreppe and a large round dome, and was officially inaugurated on 5 September 1862. The building was largely destroyed on 9 November 1938 by firefighting and the ruin of 1940 was demolished. The number of Jewish community members has been declining since 1895; at the end of 1942 the cultic community ceased to exist. Remember to edit the source text
On November 9, 1988, a memorial placard was unveiled at the former location of the synagogue. Another memorial plaque has been located at the building of the former Jewish school since 1989. It is devoted to geyser Jew Moritz Goldschmidt who, together with Adalbert Geheeb, devoted himself to researching the flowering plants of the Rhön in Geisa Jewish Cemetery Edit the source text
The Jewish cemetery of Geisa (location50.706419.94525) was built in the 18th century and expanded in 1857. In the cemetery you can find the tomb of Moritz Goldschmidt. The last grave marks date back to 1943. After 1945, the cemetery was restored; the memorial plaque for the Jewish victims of the First World War from the former synagogue was erected as a monument. Weblinks Edit sourcetext
50.7127019.949293Koordinaten: 50 ° 42 '46 "N, 9 ° 56' 57" W
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