Synagogue (Épernay)
The synagogue Epernay is located in the town of Epernay in the Marne department in the French region of Grand Est . The synagogue's address is 11, boulevard de la Motte.
history
The synagogue in Épernay was built in 1889/90 by the architect Henry Clouet . In 1918 it was badly damaged in a bombing raid during the First World War and was rebuilt after the war. On the gable of the neo-Byzantine facade and on the south side there are rosettes on which a Star of David is depicted. This new synagogue, replacing the old one from 1865, was inaugurated on September 8, 1890.
Since May 26, 2004 the Épernay synagogue has been a monument worthy of protection ( monument historique ).
literature
- Dominique Jarrassée: L'âge d'or des synagogues. Éditions Herscher, Paris 1991, ISBN 2-7335-0149-6 .
- Henry Schumann: Mémoire des communautés juives de Champagne-Ardenne. Imprimerie lorraine champagne publicité, Bar-le-Duc 2005, ISBN 2-9524750-0-8 .
Web links
Commons : Synagogue (Épernay) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Synagogue Épernay Description in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′ 47 " N , 3 ° 57 ′ 23" E