Persecution and memorial recordsRB-PHO-0268

Workers dismantle the synagogue roof after the city’s order

This historical photograph shows workers taking apart the exposed roof after Halberstadt ordered the synagogue demolished. Their labor makes the administrative destruction physically visible. The image does not identify the workers or the exact day, and its original holder remains unverified.

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SeriesPersecution and memorial records

Archive reference
RB-PHO-0268
Date
Between November 1938 and spring 1939; exact date not established
Digital image
200 × 132 pixels
Evidence status
Historical demolition photograph; low-resolution research access copy
Uncertainty
The exact date, photographer, original holder and inventory number have not been verified. The museum chronology dates professional demolition from 19 November 1938 into spring 1939.
Source and provenance
Low-resolution research copy preserved in the Reichenbach Family Archive and associated with the Berend Lehmann Museum / Städtisches Museum Halberstadt historical presentation. Exact item signature pending.
Credit
Berend Lehmann Museum / Städtisches Museum Halberstadt source chain; exact item credit pending
Rights
Displayed as a source-linked low-resolution research access copy. No independent reuse rights are granted.
Image treatment
Complete 200 x 132 pixel research JPEG shown without enlargement in the lightbox. It was not cropped, restored or generatively altered.

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Reichenbach Family Archive. “Workers dismantle the synagogue roof after the city’s order.” Between November 1938 and spring 1939; exact date not established. RB-PHO-0268. https://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-pho-0268.

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