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Mörfelden in Mörfelden-Walldorf in Groß-Gerau, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
 

Mörfelden Synagoge

 
 
Mörfelden Synagoge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024
1. Mörfelden Synagoge Marker
Inscription.  
Hier war von 1829 bis 1937 die Synagoge der israelitischen Religionsgemeinde Mörfelden

Wir gedenken unserer jüdischen Mitbürger die von den nationalsozialisten ermordet und vertrieben wurden! Ihre Verfolgung mahnt uns zum frieden zwischen Menschen verschiedener Religion, Rasse und Nation

Die im Faschismus verfolgten jüdischen Familien Mörfelden hiessen Adler, Bernstein, Cohn, Goldschmidt, Meyer, Mainzer, Neu, Reiss, Rosenthal, Sobernheim, Scholl, Schott, Strauss, Weisshaupt.

(English translation:)
Here from 1829 to 1937 stood the synagogue of the Israelite religious community of Mörfelden.

We remember our Jewish fellow citizens who were murdered and expelled by the Nazis! Their persecution reminds us of the need for peace between people of different religions, races and nations.

The names of the Jewish families of Mörfelden who were persecuted under fascism were Adler, Bernstein, Cohn, Goldschmidt, Meyer, Mainzer, Neu, Reiss, Rosenthal, Sobernheim, Scholl, Schott, Strauss, and Weisshaupt.
 
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topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues, and the The Holocaust series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
 
Location. 49° 58.507′ N, 8° 34.097′ E. Memorial is in Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hessen (Hesse), in Groß-Gerau. It is in Mörfelden. It is at the intersection of Langgasse and Kalbsgasse, on the right when traveling south on Langgasse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Langgasse 46, Mörfelden-Walldorf HE 64546, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gräfenhausen Synagogue (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Das frühere Hirtenhaus / Former Shepherds House (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Die Kirche / The Church (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Zeppelin-Museum Zeppelinheim (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Zeppelin-Museum Zeppelinheim (approx. 7.5 kilometers away); Die Siedlung Zeppelinheim / The Zeppelinheim Settlement (approx. 7.5 kilometers away); Carl Gunschmann
Mörfelden Synagoge Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024
2. Mörfelden Synagoge Marker - wide view
(approx. 12.1 kilometers away); Erinnerungsort Liberale Synagoge / Liberal Synagogue Memorial Site (approx. 12.6 kilometers away).
 
Additional keywords. Holocaust
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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