(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the first synagogue in Bavaria is celebrated today by the Jewish community of Munich.
In 1800 the Jewish community of Munich numbered only 31 families, and had neither synagogue nor cemetery of its own. Its growth received impetus from the promises of civic liberty in 1813. The government permitted it to acquire a cemetery in 1818 and to build a synagogue in 1824. This synagogue was completed in March 24, 1826 and was formally dedicated on April 11 of the following year. It was replaced sixty years later by a larger and finer edifice.
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