Consistoire Oran
The Consistoire Oran , based in the Algerian city of Oran , was created in 1845 as a Consistoire provincial, which was subordinate to the Consistoire central algérien in Algiers . The Jewish denomination was thus organized for the French colonial territory of Algeria , as it has been for the French mainland since 1808 (see Consistoire central israélite ) .
history
The Consistoire Central algérien was also subordinate to the Consistoire Constantine, which was created at the same time . In 1867 these three Algerian consistories (Algiers, Constantine and Oran) were attached to metropolitan France, d. H. like all regional consistory subordinate to the Consistoire central israélite.
tasks
The consistories, which were given semi-state status, were supposed to regulate the internal affairs of the Jewish religious community based on the Protestant model . The consistory had to administer the cult, to encourage the Jews to exercise useful professions and to nominate the Jewish recruits to the authorities .
At the top of the three-tier hierarchical structure was the Consistoire central israélite (Central Consistory) in Paris , to which the regional consistories (Consistoires régionaux) were subordinate, to which the individual Jewish communities (communautés juives) were subordinate. The consistories had the task of supervising the practice of religion within the state laws and of setting and collecting taxes so that the organs of the Jewish denomination could meet their expenses.
With the law separating church and state , which came into force in 1905 , the period of consistories ended. The Jewish communities now had to constitute themselves as associations and get along without government grants.
Members
Each regional consistory had a chief rabbi and four lay members elected by the Jewish notables of the affiliated communities.
Jewish communities
The Consistoire Oran had about 6,000 members in 1855. In 1875 there were already 18,000 and the following parishes belonged to the consistory:
- Oran Jewish Community
- Ain-El-Arab Jewish community
- Ain Temouchent Jewish Community
- Frendah Jewish Community
- Jewish community of Géryville (today El-Bayadh )
- Maghnia Jewish Community
- Jewish community of Mascara (today Muaskar )
- Mostaganem Jewish Community
- Nedromah Jewish Community
- Jewish community of Nemours (today Ghazaouet )
- Relizane Jewish Community
- Saida Jewish Community
- Jewish community of Saint-Denis-du-Sig (today Sig )
- Sidi Bel-Abbès Jewish community
- Tiaret Jewish Community
- Tlemcen Jewish Community
literature
- Annuaire pour l'an du monde 5616 from 13 septembre 1855 to 29 septembre 1856 à l'usage des israélites , 6th year, Paris (Librairie israélite) 1855
- Calendar à l'usage des israélites pour l'année 5636 de la création du monde (1875/76), Paris 1875
