"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.