Bremen-Mitte in Mitte, Germany — Central Europe
Bremen Synagoge
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Bremen Synagogue
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025
1. Bremen Synagoge / Bremen Synagogue Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues, and the The Holocaust series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is November 10, 1938.
Location. 53° 4.409′ N, 8° 48.547′ E. Marker is in Bremen, in Mitte. It is in Bremen-Mitte. It is at the intersection of Kolpingstraße and Am Landherrnamt, on the right when traveling east on Kolpingstraße. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bremen 28195, 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 walking distance of this marker: Der Fries / This Frieze (here, next to this marker); Birgittenkloster / St. Birgitta Convent (within shouting distance of this marker); Propsteikirche St. Johann / St. John Provost Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Birgittenkloster / Bridgettine Convent
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
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1. Synagoge der Israelitischen Gemeinde Bremen (Spurensuche Bremen 1933-1945, in German). Excerpt (in translation):
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on November 10, 1938, SA men set fire to the synagogue at Gartenstrasse 6 (now Kolpingstrasse). The building burned to the ground. The fire department merely prevented the fire from spreading to neighboring houses in the densely built-up Schnoor district. The Rosenak House, the Jewish community center at Gartenstrasse 7, was vandalized and looted. It was named after Bremen's first rabbi, Dr. Leopold Rosenak. The "Rosenak House" lettering on the building and the memorial plaque in his memory in the vestibule were destroyed. The synagogue's caretaker, David Posener, was given ten minutes before the(Submitted on October 27, 2025.)fire was set to remove items from both buildings. His son Manfred had the courage to save several Torah scrolls, for which the Jewish community board formally commended him in December 1938. Valuable cult objects and ancient documents fell into the hands of the SA. Postwar proceedings against possible perpetrators were discontinued without result in 1950, especially since the main perpetrator, SA Obersturmführer Römpagel, had died in Russian captivity.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 20252. Bremen Synagoge / Bremen Synagogue Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here on the corner of the building on the left. Note that the actual site of the synagogue was about 90 meters to the east. (See the related marker).
In the early morning hours of November 10, Bremen's mayor and SA leader Böhmcker further ordered the arrest of all Jewish citizens. They were driven by SA men, kicked and beaten, to the assembly points, the former Missler emigration halls in Findorff and to the schoolyard of the former Old Gymnasium/Mitte. The women and children, as well as the residents of the nursing home, were released after a few hours. At least 178 men between the ages of 16 and 60 were forced to march to the Oslebshausen penitentiary on the morning of November 10. The next day, they were deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. One of them died there, the others returned after weeks.
2. Haus Kolpingstraße 4/6 (Wikipedia, in German). (Submitted on October 27, 2025.)
courtesy Leo Baeck Institut (via Wikimedia Commons)
3. Bremen Synagogue - site of destroyed building
“Site of the destroyed (burned) synagogue in the 1820-built house on Gartenstraße 6 (renamed Kolpingstraße 6 in 1950), rebuilt to serve as a synagogue in 1876…”
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
