Verdun Jewish community

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Jewish community in Verdun , a town in the department of Meuse in the French region of Lorraine , already existed in the Middle Ages .

history

Synagogue in Verdun

The Jewish community in the economically important city of Verdun was founded in the Middle Ages. Verdun was the seat of the Maas rabbinate and had well-known rabbis.

synagogue

The synagogue is located at 13 rue des Frères-Boulhaut.

graveyard

The Jewish cemetery in Verdun is on Avenue du Commandant Raynal.

literature

  • Henry Schumann: Mémoire des communautés juives. Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse et Vosges . Editions Serpenoise, Metz 2003, ISBN 2-87692-585-0 .