Synagogue (Toul)

Synagogue in Toul

Portal and inscription

The synagogue in Toul , a French city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the historic Lorraine region , was built around 1812. The synagogue at number 15, rue de La Halle has been protected as a monument since 1996 ( Monument historique ). The Jewish community in Toul had around 500 members in the first half of the 19th century, with the city of Toul having around 7500 inhabitants.

The Torah shrine and the tablets of the law are still preserved inside the synagogue. The synagogue has not been used for worship for decades .

literature

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

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Synagogue of Toul Description in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)