Synagogue (Balbronn)

Synagogue in Balbronn

The synagogue in Balbronn , a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region , was built in 1895 to replace a synagogue from the 1730s that had become too small. The synagogue on Rue des Femmes has been classified as a Monument historique since 1999 .

description

The building made of local sandstone in the neo-Romanesque style is 11.8 meters wide and 22.2 meters long. The main facade is 15 meters high. The synagogue has space for 100 men and 60 women on the gallery . Above the portal with tympanum there is a round window. The tablets of the law stand on the top of the gable .

After 1945 the synagogue was no longer used for church services.

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online version ).
• Jean Daltroff: La route du judaïsme en Alsace. ID-L'Édition, 2nd edition, Bernardswiller 2010, ISBN 2-915626-02-2 , p. 41.

Web links

Commons : Synagoge (Balbronn)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Synagogue Balbronn near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
• Synagogue Balbronn Description in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
• Film on YouTube (accessed January 6, 2016)

Coordinates: 48 ° 35 ′ 4.1 ″  N , 7 ° 26 ′ 21.2 ″  E