Selm-Bork Synagogue is one of two remaining rural synagogues in Westphalia , and a witness of pre-holocaust Jewish life in Westphalia . The exact year of construction is unknown , the first written reference was found in a directory of houses , written in 1818 . Until Kristallnacht of 1938 , the synagogue was used for prayer . During the pogrom the building was looted and partially destroyed . The Jewish community was forced to sell the building . A coal dealer acquired the building and used it as a barn
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Selm-Bork Synagogue