Maizières-lès-Vic Jewish community

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A Jewish Community in Maizières-lès-Vic in the Moselle department in the French region of Lorraine existed since the 18th century.

history

Even before the French Revolution , Jewish families were resident in the village, because it was on an important military road between Metz and Strasbourg . The Jews served as merchants, the French army with horses and cattle feed. In 1808 there were 25 Jewish residents in the village and in 1840 there were already 83. After 1871, as in most rural areas, their number decreased due to emigration to neighboring cities.

synagogue

Synagogue in Maizières-lès-Vic

The synagogue was designed by the architects of Sarrebourg Ferdinand Boudot built (1816-1889), who also in 1857, the synagogue of Phalsbourg built. The construction period, between 1868 and 1872, fell at a time when the rural Jewish community was losing membership. The Israelite Consistoire Nancy was the official builder and funding was secured with grants from the political community and the state. The synagogue had to be closed as early as 1890 as there was no longer a Jewish community in the village. Finally, the synagogue was sold in 1911 and has been used as a warehouse ever since. From 1871 the Jewish community belonged to the Israelite consistorial district of Metz .

literature

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

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