Memorial Plaque at Former Synagogue in Oberwart

Since 1868, Oberwart had a branch community of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Schlaining. As Oberwart became increasingly attractive as an economic center, more Jewish women and men from Stadtschlaining migrated there. In 1930, the branch community of Oberwart was recognized as an independent Israelitische Kultusgemeinde. Already eight years later, it was dissolved again by the National Socialists. 141 Jewish women and men were expelled from Oberwart and tried to flee to abroad. The synagogue built in 1904 was seized by the National Socialists and converted into a fire station. In the 1990s, the building was renovated into a central music school, and part of the façade of the former synagogue was reconstructed. Since 1989, a memorial plaque has reminded people of the former synagogue.