Börneplatz synagogue Frankfurt am Main

The imposing Börneplatz synagogue was built 1881-82 on the southern edge of the Judengasse. At that time, the area around the old Judengasse was being completely redeveloped. The square was named after Ludwig Börne, a Jewish publicist and champion of democracy who was born in Frankfurt’s Judengasse in 1786. In 1938, the synagogue was destroyed by gangs of Nazis during the November pogrom. In 1939, the council ordered the removal of the ruins. A multi-lane road was constructed here after 1945.