Der Boernerplatz in Frankfurt am Main

Discusses the historical and architectural background of the Frankfurt Börneplatz, the site of the Jewish ghetto. Gives an account of Jewish life in Frankfurt from 1150, and the establishment of the ghetto in the 16th century. Lists historical events, including the pogrom in 1614, the fire in 1711, and the destruction of the ghetto by French bombardment in 1796. The new synagogue was built on the Börneplatz in 1860. It was destroyed in the "Kristallnacht" pogrom in 1938. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)