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title: Ruined Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, Munich
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19495/ruined-ohel-yaakov-synagogue-munich/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2024-09-26
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# Ruined Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, Munich

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Ruined Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, Munich](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19495.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19495.png)

## Image Caption

A 1938 photograph of the ruined Ohel Yaakov synagogue in Munich, Germany. The Nazis orchestrated [Kristallnacht](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kristallnacht/) (‘Night of Broken Glass’), an attack on Jews and Jewish property across Germany and Austria on 9-10 November, 1938, and followed this up with mass arrests of Jews for deportation via concentration camps. (Private Collection)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2024, September 26). Ruined Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, Munich. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19495/ruined-ohel-yaakov-synagogue-munich/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Ruined Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, Munich." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 26, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19495/ruined-ohel-yaakov-synagogue-munich/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Ruined Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, Munich." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Sep 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19495/ruined-ohel-yaakov-synagogue-munich/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destroyed_Ohel_Yaaqov_Synagogue.jpeg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destroyed_Ohel_Yaaqov_Synagogue.jpeg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 September 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.