Jewish community of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
A Jewish community in Saint-Die-des-Vosges in the Vosges department in the French region of Lorraine from the 19th century.
history
The Jewish community of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges came into being in the 19th century. In 1943 and 1944 the Jewish residents of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges were deported and murdered by the German occupiers .
In November 1944, the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges synagogue , built in 1862, was set on fire and completely destroyed. Likewise, 75% of the city's buildings were reduced to rubble by the retreating German troops. In 1956, a new synagogue was built on Rue de l'Evêché, where services are still held today.
graveyard
In the communal cemetery of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges there is a large area for the burial of local Jews. The Grand Rabbi Abraham Bloch (* 1859; † 29 August 1914), who was a rabbi in Remiremont , is also buried here.
literature
- Henry Schumann: Mémoire des communautés juives. Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse et Vosges . Editions Serpenoise, Metz 2003, ISBN 2-87692-585-0 .
