Lamarche Jewish community
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A Jewish community in Lamarche in the Vosges department in the French region of Lorraine had existed since the 18th century at the latest.
history
In the 18th century there was a prayer room that was also used by the Jewish residents of Bulgnéville , Damblain and Removille . During the German occupation in World War II , the Jewish citizens were first interned in the camp of Ecrouves and then deported and murdered.
The Jewish cemetery , which was inaugurated on September 19, 1849, is located on the road to Neufchâteau . About 100 tombstones ( Mazevot ) are still in the cemetery. Including the grave of Camille Picard , mayor of Lamarche and member of the National Assembly , who died in 1910.
literature
- Henry Schumann: Mémoire des communautés juives. Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse et Vosges . Editions Serpenoise, Metz 2003, ISBN 2-87692-585-0 .
