Ohel Jakob Synagogue (Munich)

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The Ohel Jakob synagogue (from Hebrew: “Jacob's Tent”) was built 2004-2006 as the new main synagogue of the Munich Jewish community, located at Sankt-Jakobs-Platz. The synagogue was inaugurated on November 9, 2006, on the 68th anniversary of Kristallnacht. The opening ceremony was led by Charlotte Knobloch, President of Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland. The building is part of the new Jewish Centre consisting of the synagogue, the Jewish Museum Munich and a community centre.

Official website (in German only): www.juedischeszentrumjakobsplatz.de
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Coordinates:   48°8'4"N   11°34'21"E
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