LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen

The LVR-Cultural Centre Village Synagogue Rödingen (German: LVR-Kulturhaus Landsynagoge Rödingen) is located in Rödingen, municipality of Titz, district of Düren, State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a permanent exhibition in a former synagogue and a former family house of the head (Vorsteher) of the local Jewish community. It is dedicated to Jewish Life in rural Rhineland of past and present. Today the Rödingen synagogue is the only Jewish house of worship in the western Rhineland still largely in its original condition.

House

In 1999 the Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR), a assembly of municipalities, bought the entire property with the intention of opening the buildings to the public. The Cultural Centre was opened in September 2009, the European Day of Jewish Culture.

The former synagogue

Synagoge
Women’s gallery

Permanent exhibition

The exhibition is situated in the nine rooms of the family house.

Activities

The Museum regularly hosts monthly lectures, workshops, seminars and concerts on Jewish religion and culture. It celebrats the yearly events International Museum Day, European Day of Jewish Culture and Tag des offenen Denkmals (European Heritage Days).

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Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 6°27′40″E / 50.9655°N 6.4612°E / 50.9655; 6.4612

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