At first , there was a prayer room available to Langenlonsheim 's Jewish residents in one of the community 's houses . One such place was mentioned in 1823 . Beginning in the 1840s , the village 's Jews wanted to build themselves a synagogue , and in 1856 , Samuel Weiss managed to acquire a plot on Hintergasse ( a lane ) for just such a thing . It is believed that the synagogue was built about 1860 , for the building is shown in the 1863 cadastral plan . It was a simple plastered building built out of brick and quarrystone . There was seating inside for roughly 50 worshippers , and there was a women 's gallery . For some 70 years , the synagogue was the hub of Jewish life in Langenlonsheim . On Kristallnacht ( 9 – 10 November 1938 ) , the synagogue was overrun by Nazi thugs from within Langenlonsheim and without . Doors , windows and the indoor furnishings ( pews , the bimah , cabinets , tables , chairs , the ark and so on ) were broken up , the floor was torn out and the walls were damaged . The Judaica , including three Torah scrolls , three sets of silver ceremonial jewellery , two silver candlesticks , an eternal lamp , a menorah and more were destroyed or stolen . On 24 April 1940 , Rudolf Mayer , a Jew still living in Langenlonsheim , was forced to sell the synagogue for only 427.50 ℛℳ to a non-Jewish private citizen as the Jewish community found itself undergoing dissolution . In 1950 , the sale was annulled , whereupon there was a change in ownership . In 1958 , the synagogue building was torn down . Another building was built on the plot . The synagogue stood where the building whose address is Hintergasse 30 now stands
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