Ennery Jewish community

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A Jewish community in Ennery in the Moselle department in the French region of Lorraine was established in the early 17th century.

history

The first Jewish families are attested for 1608. A prayer hall or synagogue is mentioned in 1653 and must have existed some time before. In 1649 five and in 1661 seven families were admitted to Ennery against payment of a protection fee . The Jewish community already had a school ( cheder ) with an employed teacher. From 1808 the Jewish community belonged to the Israelite consistorial district of Metz .

synagogue

Synagogue in Ennery

The old synagogue, built in a private house from 1740 to 1750, became too narrow and dilapidated in the 19th century. Therefore a new one was built in 1819, one of the first synagogues after the emancipation of the Jews in France in 1791 . Lazard Lévy, a member of the Jewish community, provided a piece of land behind his house for construction. This front building, which covers the synagogue from the street (7 rue des Jardins), became the home of the ministre-officiant in 1823 , who was employed by the Jewish community. The synagogue had to be financed exclusively by the Jewish community and also served the Jewish residents of the surrounding towns of Ay-sur-Moselle , Argancy , Flévy , Talange and Trémery . In 1851 the synagogue was enlarged to accommodate the increasing number of parishioners.

In 1940 the last service was held in the synagogue at Passover . It was finally sold to a private person in 1963 and is used as a storage room. The synagogue has been a protected monument ( monument historique ) since 1984 .

Community development

year Parishioners
1649 5 families
1661 7 families
1789 24 families (66 Catholic families in town)
1830 190 people
1846 236 people
1937 7 families

graveyard

The Jewish cemetery in Ennery is at the exit of the village in the direction of Flévy . It was built in the 18th century when the Jewish cemetery in Luttange was abandoned. The dead from the surrounding areas were also buried in the Jewish cemetery in Ennery.

literature

  • Henry Schumann: Mémoire des communautés juives de Moselle . Éditions Serpenoise, Metz 1999, ISBN 2-87692-430-7 .

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