Reverend Hermann Mayerowitsch stands in the runis of the Great Synagogue, Dukes Place, London. The building was extensively damaged during an air raid on 10 May 1941. D3421

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Reverend Hermann Mayerowitsch stands in the runis of the Great Synagogue, Dukes Place, London. The building was extensively damaged during an air raid on 10 May 1941. D3421

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Reverend Hermann Mayerowitsch stands in the runis of the Great Synagogue, Dukes Place, London. The building was extensively damaged during an air raid on 10 May 1941.
Reverend Hermann Mayerowitsch stands under the decorated arch of the Ark of the Great Synagogue which still stands proudly amidst rubble and debris, following a devastating air raid which occurred on the evening of Saturday 10 May 1941. All that is left of the rest of the synagogue is a roofless shell.

The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.

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1939 - 1945
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