It was once the largest and most magnificent synagogue in germany. A palace of faith a temple of understanding. Beneath its gilded dome fragments of the past disaggregated torah scrolls mysterious inscriptions. And charred remnants of darker times. The noirs in a gold or new synagogue in the heart of berlin paris testimony to a bygone era. The shimmering dome is visible for miles around the synagogue on iranian birth the is a magnet for tourists a landmark and a solemn or. Built as a house of worship more than 150 years ago its a jewel of the city. Yet it was almost lost on november 9th 1938 kristallnacht the night of broken glass when thousands of synagogues across germany were set ablaze. Doctor is on his way home near the station he sees the facade in the synagogue and claims. The administrative director of a song he preaches hospital rushes back to work. His hospital is directly next to the synagogue us and sure enough here to the starting a fire. Calls the police and threatens to