DW DocFilm July 13, 2024
It was once the largest and most magnificent synagogue in germany. A palace of faith a temple of understanding. Beneath its gilded dome fragments of the past disaggregated torah scrolls mysterious inscriptions. And charred remnants of darker times. The noirs in a gold or new synagogue in the heart of berlin paris testimony to a bygone era. The shimmering dome is visible for miles around the synagogue on iranian birth the is a magnet for tourists a landmark and a solemn or. Built as a house of worship more than 150 years ago its a jewel of the city. Yet it was almost lost on november 9th 1938 k...