Renovation of a 17th century building in the town of Stade, in northern Germany, that once housed a synagogue will be undertaken thanks in part to a €100,000 grant from the private German Foundation for Monument Protection (DSD).
The DSD announced the grant on December 23. It said the funds will add to funds from the city.
The building in question is a half timbered residential and commercial building at Hökerstrasse 26, built in 1669. It has a rear structure, a two-storey half-timbered house with a hipped roof that dates from 1665 and housed a synagogue in a rented room from 1873 to 1908.
The complex, listed as a historic monument, was built for Johann Lüder, whom the DSD announcement described as the wealthiest citizen of the town at the time. The rear building today bears a plaque denoting that it once served as a synagogue.
No details were announced as to renovation plans.
Read the DSD’s announcement of the grant