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    Artist

  • Juwelier Weiland

    • Title

  • Wiederaufbau der alten Synagoge zu Worms : commemorative medal,

  • Physical Description

    1 medal : bronze ; 3.25" x 3.25" ; 8.25 x 9 cm. +, case

  • Date

    1961

  • Place of Publication

    Mainz

  • Summary

    Commemorative medal for the dedication of a reconstructed synagogue in Worms on December 3, 1961.

    Recto: image of the old/new synagogue in Worms. - Verso: image of the Torah ark.

    Text: "Wiederaufbau der alten Synagoge zu Worms; 3. Dezember 1961" [Reconstruction of the old synagogue in Worms; Dec. 3, 1961]. Also included is a quote from Exodus 25:8, "Sie sollen mir bauen ein Heiligtum" [and let them make me a sanctuary].

  • Subject

    Synagoge (Worms, Germany); Synagogues; Torah arks

  • Genre

    Commemorative medals

  • Medium

    Objects

  • Part Of

    Worms Jewish Community collection,, AR 145

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Biographical/Historical Information

The Worms synagogue, also known as “Rashi Shul”, was first built in 1034. It was damaged and repaired repeatedly throughout the centuries, until it was completely destroyed in 1938. The Worms synagogue was reconstructed in its original Romanesque style in 1961.

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Citation

Juwelier Weiland: Wiederaufbau der alten Synagoge zu Worms : commemorative medal,, Leo Baeck Institute, 61.201.