Synagogue (Bruyères)

Synagogue in Bruyères

Window of the synagogue in the style of Art Nouveau

The synagogue in Bruyeres , a commune in the Vosges department in the French region of Lorraine , was built in 1902/03. The synagogue at no. 3 rue de l'Hôpital has been classified as a Monument historique since 1991 .

history

The synagogue was started in neo-Romanesque style according to the plans of the architect Boulay from Épinal . Only with the financial support of the Paris patron Daniel Iffla (* 1825, † 1907) could the synagogue be completed. Iffla put the official architect of the consistory of Paris Lucien Hesse, whom he knew, through as the new architect . He was inspired by the new Art Nouveau style, as did Hector Guimard later when building the synagogue on Rue Pavée in Paris . The synagogue was inaugurated on September 17, 1903 by the Grand Rabbi Moïse Schuhl (1845-1911) from Épinal.

architecture

The synagogue is made of colored sandstone and is 7 meters wide and 10.50 meters long. The large windows facing the street give the interior sufficient daylight. Above the main entrance, lined with two columns , a large window with a Star of David is spanned by an arch on pilasters .

Todays use

The synagogue was sold in 1947 and used as a workshop. The municipality of Bruyères bought the building in the 1990s and renovated it to house the Henri-Mathieu Museum (on the history of the Jews in the Vosges, among other things).