Ohel Jakob (Shater Iakova) - synagoga i München, Tyskland

Ochel Jakob (from Hebrew: 'Shteter Yakov') - synagogue in Munich, Germany. It was built between 2004 and 2006 as the main synagogue of the Jewish community of Munich and is located on Sankt-Jakobs-platz. The synagogue was ceremoniously opened on 9 November 2006 in the 68th anniversary of Kristallnacht. The building is part of the new Jewish center, consisting of a synagogue, the Munich Jewish Museum and a public center.

'Ochel Jakob' was designed by architects Renee Wald-Heffer and Wolfgang Lorch, who were awarded the contract after the architectural competition on July 6, 2001. The architects had previously completed the construction of the New Synagogue in Dresden. The award ceremony took place on October 25, 2005. The ceremony was led by Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and leader of the orthodox Jewish community of Munich.

The synagogue consists of two cubes, one above the other: A powerful stone base is intended to remind the Western Wall in Jerusalem. On the top is a glass cube with an image of intertwined David's stars, enclosed in a bronze metal curtain. The glass construction represents a sukkah (ohel), symbolizing the 40 years that Jews spent wandering through the Sinai desert. On the portal of the synagogue, images of the first ten letters of the Jewish alphabet are depicted, reminding of the Ten Commandments.

The main portal was made in Budapest and adorned with Hebrew letters, depicting the Ten Commandments. The inner walls are covered with panels of warm cedar, adorned with gold psalms.

The synagogue is designed for more than 550 seating places. Visitors can enter the building through the underground 'Gang der Erinnerung' ('Memory Corridor'), which connects the synagogue with the public center. On the walls of the 32-meter passage, the names of 4500 Munich Jews are carved, who were killed during the Nazi regime.

Synagogan har plats för 550 glömma. Bygget kostade omkring 57 miljoner euro (kring 72 miljoner dollar), finansieringen blev erbjuden av staden München, Bayern, judiska gemenskapen i München och privata donationer.

Historiskt huvudsynagoga i München förstördes i juni 1938 och låg ett par kvarter från den nya synagogan, och där står idag t tends parkeringsplats.

År 2003 upptäcktes det av den tyska myndigheten en plan av en af nazistgäng med syfte att spränga ceremonin för att ställa fabriken för husets grundsten. Säkerhetsråslagen ledde också till bestämningen att placera minnesmärket bland 4000 judar från München som föll under Förintelsen i en gångtunnel mellan synagoga och judisk gemensamhetens centrum.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohel_Jakob_synagogue_(Munich)