The synagogue was destroyed in 1938 on Kristallnacht . Members of the SA and SS burned down the synagogue on the night of 9 November 1938 , almost one hundred years after the opening of the synagogue . A few days after the burning , the ruins were carried away " professionally " and the bill to cover these costs was handed to the Jewish congregation . A film made by the " Technischen Hilfswerk " documented the efficient removal of the building . All that remains of the synagogue is the Star of David which was designed by Semper , which Alfred Neugebauer , a fireman , removed from the burning rooftop , hid and returned to the congregation in 1949
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Semper Synagogue