The burnt out remains of the synagogue were gradually demolished on the orders of the city mayor. The demolition was carried out by the builder Erlbeck, who demanded an unheard-of 8,400 Reichsmarks from the city for his work. The land under the synagogue was first confiscated by the Nazi-established construction fund (Aufbaufonds), which then sold it to the city in 1940.
The photographs apparently come from the family collection of Mr. Michl, a teacher from Most.
Three years after the war, the land under the synagogue and the house next to it was returned to the Jewish community. Part of the land was purchased in 1964 by the Most Transport Company for 171.20 CZK, for the "high-speed tramway route" from Most to Litvínov. The rest of the land was forcibly sold to the North Bohemian Brown Coal Mines, state company. The year was 1981 and the former town of Most had turned into a brown coal mine.
What emotions does the view of the place where the Most synagogue used to stand evoke in you, today?