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The synagogue of Stuttgart, Germany, was destroyed during Kristallnacht in 1938. The Hospitalstrasse synagogue was burned down and Torah scrolls and ritual objects were destroyed, Jewish homes and businesses were severely damaged, and 800 men were arrested and abused by the mob before being sent to the Welzheim and Dachau camps. The Orthodox teacher, his wife and their two children committed suicide a day after the pogrom. Jewish prisoners were later forced to clear the synagogue ruins.
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