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The Synagogue in Glockengasse was a synagogue in Cologne, that was built according to the plans of the architect of Cologne Dome Ernst Friedrich Zwirner . It was built in the area of the previous Monastery of St. Clarissa , where a modest hall of prayer had been erected in the years of the French occupation and had been closed in 1853 because unsafe. On June 10, 1856, after much discussion in the Jewish communal executive board whether it was better to build a synagogue in the same or a different spot, Abraham Oppenheim, son of Salomon Oppenheim, announced his readiness to erect at his own cost and to present to the community a synagogue, worthy of the Glockengasse. Drucker-Emden, a member of the Jewish communal administration, supported the decision. The corner stone laying took place on June 23, 1857. On August 29, 1861 a procession moved from the provisional synagogue on St. Apernstrasse, over Breitestrasse and Columbastrasse, towards the new synagogue. It was dedicated to Rabbi Israel Schwarz. A memorial tablet dedicated to the donor was placed inside the synagogue and a medal of silver and bronze was struck. In June 1867 a fire damaged the building. In the same year Albert,

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