Rashi Synagogue of Worms, Germany, Replica Tzedakah Charity Box Pushka with Lights
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Rashi Synagogue of Worms, Germany, Replica Tzedakah Charity Box Pushka with Lights

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$80.00
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7" x 7" x 7" 
The Rashi Shul Synagogue dominated the ancient Jewish district in Worms for nearly a thousand years, before it finally met its fate at the hands of the Nazis.  Built in 1034 and rebuilt in 1175, it was the oldest synagogue in Europe until it was completely destroyed during the Kristallnacht in 1938.  Its loss was one of the great architectural tragedies of the period.  However, it was carefully reconstructed in the 1950s and 1960s, using as much of the original stonework as possible.  It now houses a small museum.

The cities of Mainz and Worms in Germany were the first major centers of Judaism in Central Europe, and together are considered to be the birthplace of Ashkenazi Jewry.  While Mainz was the older, larger and more important of these two Jewish communities, more of medieval Jewish Worms has survived the ravages of time.  Some of the oldest Jewish sites in Central Europe can be found in these two cities, including cemeteries of great antiquity.  The Rashi Shul Synagogue of Worms dates in part to the 11th century, though it had to be completely rebuilt after World War II.  In memory of the tragedy that wracked Germany during the Nazi era, both Mainz and Worms are extremely hospitable and respectful of pilgrims visiting these venerable Jewish sites.