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Major German synagogue to reopen

Source: BBC

Germany's biggest synagogue reopens on Friday in a special ceremony in Berlin.

The building in the east of the city, topped with a stunning blue dome, has been described as one of the jewels of Germany's Jewish community.

It survived both Nazi rule and communism, and symbolises both the suffering and revival of Germany's Jewish community.
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The synagogue on Rykestrasse was set ablaze on Kristallnacht - the night in 1938 when so many Jewish temples, homes and businesses were torched.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6971778.stm

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