1671 | Founding of the Berlin Jewish Community | |
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Sept. 7, 1714 | Consecration of the first Jewish Community Synagogue on Heidereutergasse |
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May 17, 1859 | Construction of the New Synagogue commences | |
Sept. 5, 1866 | Consecration of the New Synagogue | |
Nov. 9-10, 1938 | The November Pogrom, or Kristallnacht: The synagogue is desecrated and set aflame. Wilhelm Krützfeld, the local precinct police chief, saves the building from heavy damages |
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Mar. 30, 1940 | Last service is held in the synagogue | |
1940 | Expropriation of the building by the Wehrmacht | |
Nov. 23, 1943 | Building is heavily damaged by Allied bombing | |
1958 | The main room of the Synagogue is demolished | |
Sept. 5, 1966 | 100 year anniversary: A memorial plaque is mounted on the facade of the east tower |
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July 1988 | Founding of the New Synagogue Berlin – Centrum Judaicum Foundation |
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Nov. 10, 1988 | Laying of the cornerstone and the mounting of a memorial plaque on the west tower |
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Oct. 19, 1989 | The eternal lamp is found in the entrance area during the removal of rubble |
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June 5, 1991 |
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May 7, 1995 | Consecration of the New Synagogue as the Centrum Judaicum |