Destruction of the courtyard synagogue in Detmold: Police checks anti -Semitic background

Destruction of the courtyard synagogue in Detmold: Police checks anti -Semitic background

Detmold, Deutschland - Last weekend, the old court synagogue in Detmold was the goal of an attack, with the front door being significantly damaged. The police in Lippe reported that the damage on Sunday morning was discovered, especially on the lower door filling.

The exact nature of property damage is still unclear and an advertisement was filed. The police are currently analyzing the trace material seized. Whether the deeds result from a political background cannot be confirmed at the present time.

destruction of the front door

The pictures available to Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) show the front door in a completely destroyed state. It was temporarily secured with a wooden plate. This is not the first incident, because at the end of September windows and doors of historical, listed building were damaged in an equally tragic way.

Investigations of the state protection

Due to the possibility of an anti -Semitic background, the state protection in Bielefeld has switched on. The investigators assume that the acts are connected to each other. They are currently pursuing specific, personal approaches, but do not want to announce any further details for determining reasons.

The lawyers around the court synagogue are involved in a protracted legal dispute, since the owner of the building applied for a demolition permit for parking lot construction. However, the Higher Administrative Court in Münster prohibited this demolition last month.

To draw attention to the situation, the Jewish community of Herford-Detmold organized a silent vigil for Monday afternoon.

For more information about this incident and the legal disputes about the court synagogue, see the report on www.tagesschau.de .