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 desecrated torah scrolls mysterious inscriptions. And charred remnants of darker times. The noir synagogue 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 Border schussler is a magnet for tourists a landmark and a solemn reminder. Built as a house of worship more than 150 years ago its a jewel of the city. Yet it. Almost lost on november 1938...