There is a documented Jewish community dating back to the 16th century . During the Third Reich , the synagogue was destroyed in the '' Reichsprogromnacht '' on 9 November 1938 , as were many others throughout Germany . The Jewish community was persecuted , and many of its members met their deaths in the concentration camps . In recent years , the Jewish community has again been flourishing , with the immigration of Jewish people from the states of the former Soviet Union . In 2004 , the first Shabbat could be celebrated in the new Jewish community centre . Finally , there are many Islamic congregations . Islam gained a foothold in Göttingen , as it did in other German cities , with the immigration of the Turks during the '' Wirtschaftswunder '' in the 1960s and 1970s . They constitute the majority of Muslims in Göttingen . Other Muslims are of Arab origin or come from West Asia . There are two mosques in the city
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