Klagenfurt Synagogue

Klagenfurt Synagogue

Klagenfurt, Austria, date unknown

During Kristallnacht in November 1938, the Nazis burned the Klagenfurt synagogue. The Torah scrolls were taken out to the street and burned, as well as the furniture. In 1944, a bomb destroyed part of the synagogue. In the aftermath of World War II, a local mechanic cleared the wreckage and used it as a repair garage. In 1959, because no Jews were left in Klagenfurt, the Jewish community in Vienna received ownership. There was no Jewish clergy left to use the remaining building, so they sold it to a contractor. All that remains is a small memorial and a parking lot. Doris did not attend the Klagenfurt synagogue. Her family traveled to Vienna on Jewish holidays to visit and celebrate with relatives.

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