Döbling Synagogue

The Döbling Synagogue was a congregational synagogue in Vienna's 19th district that opened in 1907. It traces its origins to a temple association founded in the late 19th century, which was reorganized by a group formed around Julius Lederer after financial difficulties and the failure of a larger building project. With the support of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, the Jewish community of Vienna, the building at Dollinergasse 3 was remodeled in the Art Nouveau style to plans by the architect Julius Wohlmuth and consecrated on September 5, 1907. The two-story building housed a prayer hall with a women's gallery, as well as space for a language and Bible school and various Jewish associations. Architecturally, the synagogue stood out for its Secessionist facade, which was characterized by projecting bays with Stars of David and a central gable with stylized sun rays. During the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938, the building was vandalized and later desecrated. It was demolished in 1995 and replaced by a modern residential building. Today, only a small memorial plaque commemorates the former Jewish site.