The German-Jewish congregation of Hamburg, at the beginning of the twentieth century, possessed two principal synagogues—one, the subject of this program, situated in the Elbstrasse, built in 1788 after the designs of the architect Sonnin. The other principal synagogue was on the Kohlhöfen, opened in 1859, and having 600 seats for men and 400 for women. The Tempel-League had its own house of worship, with about 400 seats for men and 250 for women. Besides these there were several smaller synagogues maintained by societies, especially in the part of the town "Vor Dem Dammthor," with its large Jewish population. The largest of these was the Neue Dammthor-Synagoge, where Dr. Grunwald officiated as preacher until Aug., 1903, when he was succeeded by Dr. Loewenthal. The hospital of the German-Jewish congregation, founded in 1843 by Salomon Heine in remembrance of his wife, and later richly endowed by his son Karl Heine, possesses accommodation for 120 patients in the main building, and has an annex for smallpox and other infectious diseases. The community has, besides, an orphan asylum for boys, another for girls, a home for aged people, and an infirmary.