us-005578-irn46052-irn2667
type: RecordSet
archival history: The block cornice was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin-Centrum Judaicum.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular, hollow, yellow-tan, cast plaster block. The front has an inset relief design of 2 intertwined leaves surrounded by a circle with vertical lines, within a square border, with triangular corner insets. There are arch-shaped openings on both sides. Numbers and illegible symbols are etched on top. The cornice is attached to a wooden presentation plank which also holds a block from the original structure. top, etched : [--?] 77a
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1990 December 06
has beginning date: 1988-01-01
has end date: 1988-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn2667
is or was included in: us-005578-irn46052
record resource extent: overall: Height: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Width: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Depth: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Cast of a decorative block from the southern facade of the 1866 Neue Synagoge [New Synagogue] in Berlin. It was made in the Grossraeschen (Sachsen) brick factory during a rebuilding of the facade in 1988, when approximately 5000 similar handformed ceramic construction pieces were created. Originally named the Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue, it had seating for 3,000 and was the largest in Germany. It was damaged by rioters during the Kristallnacht pogrom on November 9-10, 1938, but was still used by the dwindling Jewish community of Berlin under Nazi rule. In 1940, the German Army seized the building to use as a warehouse for uniforms. It was heavily damaged by Allied bombings in 1943. It was later further dismantled under the East German regime after the war. The synagogue has been partially restored and now serves as a monument and museum.
title: Reproduction of a decorative block from the Neue Synagoge in Berlin, mounted on a commemorative plank with an original brick