The reopening of the Rykestrasse Synagogue

Germany's biggest synagogue is to reopen on Friday after being completely restored to its former glory. The renovation and reopening of Rykestrasse Synagogue in the heart of East Berlin is a symbol of the gradual regeneration of Jewish life... in the German capital 60 years after the defeat of the Nazi regime.
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The Rykestrasse Synagogue, located in Berlin's trendy Prenzlauer Berg district, was built in 1904 and its scale is not immediately apparent from the modest red-brick façade. Hidden away off a courtyard, its huge prayer hall seats up to 1,200 people. Although it was set on fire and vandalized during Kristallnacht - the anti-Semitic pogrom of Nov. 9, 1938 - the fact that it was in a heavily populated area saved it from being destroyed when the authorities rushed to douse the flames.

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