Printed booklet – Dedication Service of Bad Nauheim Synagogue. [Bad Nauheim, Germany], 24th June 1945. English.
The synagogue on Karlstrasse 29 in the spa town of Bad Nauheim (some 28 km north of Frankfurt am Main) was built by the German-Jewish architect Richard Kauffmann. The synagogue, which was completed in 1929, was one of the last synagogues built in Germany before the rise of the Nazis to power and one of the only ones to survive the Kristallnacht pogroms. Though the synagogue was set on fire, its doors broken and windows smashed, its furniture destroyed and the Torah scrolls and holy books, burned, the building itself was preserved. In the subsequent years, the synagogue served as a municipal warehouse.
On 27th April 1945 (a month after the town was occupied by US troops and two weeks after Germany officially surrendered on 7th May 1945), public prayers were held in the synagogue for the first time since 1938, mostly attended by Jewish soldiers in the US army, alongside a few camp survivors. On 24th June 1945, after it was restored and renovated, an official dedication service was held by the headquarters of the XIX corps of the US army. The service program was printed in the present booklet.
The ceremony was led by Chaplain Samuel Blinder accompanied by cantor Melvin Miller, and was attended by Jewish soldiers serving in the XIX corps.
[1] folded leaf (3 printed pages). 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Brittle paper. Tears, including open tears, to margins and folds, not affecting text. Browned paper. Minor stains.

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