Consistoire Paris

The Consistoire Paris (Consistoire de Paris), based in the French capital Paris , was created like the Consistoire central israélite and another twelve regional consistories by Napoleon by an imperial decree of March 15, 1808.

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 be associations ( associations ) constitute and make do without government subsidies.

Members

Each regional consistory had a chief rabbi and four lay members elected by the Jewish notables of the affiliated communities.

Jurisdiction

After the Annuaire israélite for 1855/56, the Consistory of Paris was responsible for the following departments : Seine , Seine-Inférieure , Seine-et-Oise , Seine-et-Marne , Côte-d'Or , Nord , Pas-de-Calais , Marne , Loire-Inférieure , Maine-et-Loire , Morbihan , Ille-et-Vilaine , Vienne , Loiret , Indre-et-Loire , Loir-et-Cher , Finistère , Yonne , Somme and Aisne . The affiliated Jewish communities had a total of 20,000 members in 1855.

Jewish communities

Status 1855:

• Jewish community Paris
• Jewish community of Châlons-en-Champagne (from 1872 at Consistoire Lille )
• Dijon Jewish Community
• Fontainebleau Jewish Community
• Le Havre Jewish Community
• Jewish Community of Lille (from 1872 at Consistoire Lille)
• Jewish community of Nantes
• Orléans Jewish Community
• Jewish community of Reims (from 1872 at Consistoire Lille)
• Jewish community of Rouen
• Valenciennes Jewish Community (from 1872 at Consistoire Lille)
• Versailles Jewish Community

After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 and the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire , the division of the regional consistories was changed with the decree of September 12, 1872. The areas remaining with France were redistributed and at the same time the Consistoire Lille and the Consistoire Vesoul were newly created.

In 1872 the following Jewish communities belonged to the Paris Consistory:

• Jewish community Paris
• Boulogne-sur-Seine Jewish community
• Elboeuf Jewish Community
• La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Jewish community
• Fontainebleau Jewish Community
• Le Havre Jewish Community
• Jewish community of Melun
• Orléans Jewish Community
• Jewish community of Rouen
• Tours Jewish Community
• Versailles 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

Web links

• Consistoire de Paris (official website in French)