On November 7 , 1938 , in the course of Kristallnacht , the synagogue was desecrated by the Nazis ; part of its interior decoration and ritual accessories were burned outside . On November 11 , 1938 , the city authorities decided to demolish the synagogue . Today , there is a memorial plaque at its former location with the following inscription : A new prayer hall was built in Heubnerstraße in 1952/53 . As it became too small by the 1960s , the decision was made to build a new synagogue with a community center . On December 12 , 1965 , the new building with the community hall for 100 people was inaugurated . As it in turn became too small for the growing Jewish community , another new synagogue was built in 2000 with funds provided , among others , by the government of Hesse , the city of Kassel , the North-Hesse administrative districts , the local branch of the Evangelical Church in Germany , the Diocese of Fulda , and through private donations
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Kassel Synagogue