Synagogue (Mainz)

Willy Graf (from 1919 known as William Ritter von Graf) was a German architect based in Stuttgart. During World War I, Graf served in the Prussian army and was ennobled for his heroism. His firm Graf & Roeckle designed a number of notable buildings in Germany, including synagogues, although he was not Jewish himself. He also designed a plaque honoring Jewish soldiers from Stuttgart who had fought in World War I. Graf continued to live and work in Germany during the Nazi period and afterward.