▁Other , ▁less er ▁comm issions ▁included ▁the ▁reconst ruction , ▁ref urb ishment ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁various ▁buildings ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Jewish ▁Community . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁Be er ' s ▁works ▁were ▁seriously ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁The ▁most ▁dram atic ▁v andal ism ▁was ▁the ▁tor ch ing ▁of ▁the ▁Prin z reg enten str asse ▁syn agog ue , ▁Berlin - Wil mers dorf , ▁during ▁the ▁so - called ▁Krist all n acht ▁ra ids ▁of ▁ 9 – 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Before ▁he ▁was ▁deport ed , ▁the ▁Naz is ▁even ▁forced ▁Be er ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁tor ched ▁syn agog ue ▁into ▁a ▁gran ary . ▁ ▁Today , ▁a ▁mem orial ▁pla que ▁at ▁Prin z reg enten str . ▁ 6 9 – 7 0 ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁destroyed ▁syn agog ue . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁also ▁some ▁other ▁buildings ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Be er ▁have ▁been ▁restored , ▁mostly ▁with ▁private ▁fund ing . ▁▁ ▁The ▁initially ▁Jewish ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly ▁( J üd isches ▁Al ters heim ) ▁in ▁Berlin - Sch m arg endorf ▁( at ▁Ber ka er ▁Str . ▁ 3 1 – 3 5 ) ▁with ▁its ▁large ▁inner ▁cour ty ard ▁was ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁SS ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁immediately ▁rep ur posed ▁as ▁a ▁counter ▁intelligence ▁command ▁center , ▁all