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 desecrated torah scrolls mysterious inscriptions. And charred remnants of darker times. The noir synagogue 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 Border schussler is a magnet for tourists a landmark and a solemn reminder. Built as a house of worship more than 150 years ago its a jewel of the city. Yet it. Almost lost on november 1938 kristallnacht the night of broken glass when thousands of synagogues across germany were set ablaze. To mourn as on his way home near the station he sees the facade and the synagogue and claims. The administrative director of the preacher hospital rushes back to work. His hospital is directly next to the synagogue asa sure enough here to starting a fire. Calls the police and threatens to sue the