Germany Opens First Reform Synagogue Since WW2

February 21, 2011

Author: Eric Kelsey

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-germany-synagogue-idUSTRE71K3IZ20110221

Germany opened its first new reform synagogue since the Holocaust on Sunday, marking a major step in the revival of Reform Judaism, which traces its roots to the country.

The synagogue in the northern city of Hameln was built on the foundation of its predecessor, which was destroyed by the Nazis during the "Kristallnacht" pogrom in 1938.