Synagogues
destroyed on Kristallnacht to be digitally ‘reconstructed’
Digitally reconstructed synagogues will be projected on buildings in
Germany during a commemoration ceremony for Kristallnacht.
By
JEREMY SHARON
,
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
T
o mark
Kristallnacht
this year, 18 synagogues which were destroyed during the prewar
Nazi-era pogrom in Germany will be digitally recreated and projected onto
present-day buildings on November 9.
A synagogue in Hamburg that was digitally restored
after being destroyed in Kristallnacht
(photo credit: TU DARMSTADT)
Video will be projected on buildings and screens at their original sites
at 13 locations across Germany, including Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt
and beyond, on Tuesday night between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., depending on location.
Another five projections will be staged in Austria.
The project, an initiative of the
World
JewishCongress
(WJC) with the
support of the Central Council of Jews in Germany and the Federation of
Austrian Jewish Communities, is designed to “shine a light on the richness and
diversity of Jewish life in Germany” before the Holocaust...
“The Nazis infringed on the most sacred buildings that provided shelter
and solidarity for people. The destruction of places of worship was an
anticipation of the Holocaust,” said WJC president Ronald S. Lauder, upon
announcement of the project.
Sinagoge uništene u Kristalnoj noći biti će digitalno rekonstrirane
Digitalno rekonstruirane sinagoge bit će projicirane na zgrade u Njemačkoj tijekom komemoracije Kristalne noći.