The synagogue was set ablaze on Kristallnacht, or the Night of
Broken Glass, in 1938.
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Friday's inauguration saw rabbis bringing the Torah to the synagogue,
in a ceremony witnessed by political leaders and Holocaust survivors from around the world
The synagogue, with a 1,200-person capacity, has been described
as one of the jewels ofGermany's Jewish community.
Rabbi Chaim Roswaski, who presided at the ceremony, described the
reconstruction as 'a miracle.'
Restoration of the neo-classical building,
which is more than 100 years old,cost
more than 45m euros ($60m, 30m).
The re-opening comes at the start of
a Jewish culture Festival in the capital.
