Liberec is a city in northern Bohemia. Jews were not legally permitted to reside in the town until the late 1840's. The Synagogue pictured below, designed by Karl Konig, was dedicated in 1889. At the time of the Sudeten crisis (1938), there were about 1,400 Jews in Liberec. After the annexation by Germany, virtually all the Jews left. The Synagogue was demolished in November, 1938. The postcard below was posted in the early 1900's while the town was under Austrian control.
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