Leopoldstädter Tempel
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The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna, in the district (Bezirk) of Leopoldstadt. It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt. It was built in 1858 in a moorish style by the architect Ludwig Förster. It was destroyed during the Reichskristallnacht on November 10, 1938. A memorial plaque on the site reads in German and Hebrew:
"Hier befand sich der Leopoldstädter Tempel, der im Jahre 1858 nach Plänen von Architekt Leopold Förster im maurischen Stil errichtet und am 10. November 1938 in der sogenannten "Reichskristallnacht" von den nationalsozialistischen Barbaren bis auf die Grundmauern zerstört wurde. -Israelische Kultusgemeinde Wien"
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[edit] Famous members
- Joseph Goldstein, who was cantor at the synagogue
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 Memorial plaque at the site of synagogue |
 Memorial mosaic at Tempelgasse |
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