Germany / The Rhineland and Bavaria / Speyer

Location of the destroyed synagogue (Galeria Kaufhof Speyer)

Practical info

Type of location: Closed synagogue

Location of the destroyed synagogue (Galeria Kaufhof Speyer)

Historical description

Speyer

The history of the Jews in Speyer reaches back over 1,000 years. In the Middle Ages, the city of Speyer (formerly Spira), Germany, was home to one of the most significant Jewish communities in the Holy Roman Empire. Its significance is attested to by the frequency ... Read more