The city of Plauen in the Vogtland region wants to preserve the last remnants of a former synagogue and is therefore launching an appeal for donations. While the Jewish place of worship was burned down during the pogrom night on November 10, 1938, a piece of the former outer wall has surprisingly survived the times, said Plauen's cultural mayor Tobias Kämpf (CDU). "For a long time, the synagogue was thought to have been completely destroyed." However, old construction plans have since confirmed that the remains of the wall are in fact an original part of the synagogue.
On Friday afternoon, the official launch of a crowdfunding project called "Bruchstelle 1938" is planned at the historic site, with which the city hopes to raise 15,000 euros within three months. In addition to this personal contribution, the preservation of the now listed building will cost a total of 100,000 euros, according to the cultural mayor. The rest of the money will come from state subsidies for the protection of historical monuments. The former synagogue in Plauen was one of the last Jewish religious buildings to be erected in Germany before the Nazi era. It was inaugurated on April 6, 1930.
