Zeitzeugin erinnert an Pogromnacht in Weiden 1938

Die junge, evangelische Olive Kraus erlebte die Reichspogromnacht 1938 in Weiden hautnah mit. Ihre Familie wohnte in der Synagoge, in der der Vater Hausmeister war. Die Erinnerungen an den Terror blieben ihr bis ins hohe Alter präsent.

von Thomas Dobler M.A.

Synagoge in Weiden, Ringstraße 17, um 1910: Betsaal (oben), Schule und eine Hausmeisterwohnung (unten) befanden sich auf engstem Raum unter einem Dach. Am 9. November 1938, einem Mittwoch, stürmten SA- und SS-Männer das Gebäude.

Bild: Privatarchiv Thomas Dobler

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