CNN —Remnants of Munich’s main synagogue, which was demolished by the Nazis in June 1938, have resurfaced – much to the amazement of the city’s Jewish community.
Construction workers in the southern German city made the discovery while working on the renovation of a weir on the Isar river.
Bernhard Purin, head of Munich’s Jewish museum, told CNN that he was surprised to hear the news the following day.
Rubble from Munich's main synagogue was discovered at a weir on the Isar river.
“The demolition of the main synagogue on Hitler’s orders marked the beginning of exclusion, persecution and destruction.
Persons:
Bernhard Purin, “, ”, Mordechai Bernstein, Purin, Leonhard Moll, Charlotte Knobloch, Hitler, ” Katrin Habenschaden
Organizations:
CNN, Jewish Museum
Locations:
Munich, Germany, Austria, Jewish Museum Munich, Upper Bavaria, Nazi