Synagogendenkmal

The Synagogendenkmal stands at Spitalbrücke in Nuremberg, beside Leo-Katzenberger-Weg and the Pegnitz. The site is wheelchair accessible, with the river close beside its sandstone boundary.

The memorial recalls Nuremberg’s former main synagogue, completed at Hans-Sachs-Platz in 1874 in Moorish-Byzantine style. Julius Streicher ordered its demolition on 10 August 1938, before the November pogroms. Reinhard Heiber’s 1988 relief shows the vanished building beside August Hofmann’s 1970 commemorative stele. Together, these works mark the violence that ended the synagogue’s presence.

A plaque beside the memorial recalls Leo Katzenberger, Jewish businessman and chairman of Nuremberg’s Israelite Cultural Community. It records his arrest under the Nuremberg Laws and execution after a Nazi show trial. Along the Pegnitz-facing side, a sandstone wall bears a biblical verse from Proverbs 24:12. The riverside inscription leaves a direct reminder of responsibility, memory, and learning.

City: Nuremberg
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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