Former synagoge
The Jewish community in Venlo initially held services in an attic of a building, but moved to the former Protestant poorhouse in 1827. A new synagogue was opened in 1865, which suffered heavy damage during bombings in 1944.
The synagogue was not restored and was demolished in 1965. Religious gatherings took place in a small room of the Protestant church until 1947, and in the 1960s Venlo briefly had a liberal Jewish community. The local Jewish community was disbanded in 1975, but a memorial plaque was installed at the foot of Venlo's liberation monument on Monseigneur Boermanstraat in remembrance of the deported and murdered Jews.
Ommetje Venlo
Ommetje Venlo 13,0 Km is part of the Hiking Trail Limburg Liberation Route Europe. Discover the most important places of WWII in Venlo.