Synagogue (Cavaillon)

Synagogue in Cavaillon

The synagogue in Cavaillon , a French commune in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , was originally built in the 15th century. The synagogue on Rue Hébraïque has been a protected monument ( Monument historique ) since 1924 .

The 1772 rebuilt to 1774 synagogue is located on the first floor and includes furniture in the Louis XV style and a Jewish- comtadinisches Museum. The medieval tower is the only remnant of the 15th century synagogue building.

The lower hall, which used to be the meeting place for women, now houses the museum's collections.

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  Medieval tower
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  Chair of the Prophet Elias
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  Lower hall, originally the women's synagogue
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  Torah shrine

Web links

Commons : Synagogue (Cavaillon)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Synagogue of Cavaillon - Jewish-Comtadinisches Museum Description at www.provence-tourismus.de
• Synagogue soon to be a World Heritage Site? in Jüdische Allgemeine from July 18, 2013
• La Synagogue Musées Jouve et Juif Comtadin (French)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Synagogue de Cavaillon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′ 15 ″  N , 5 ° 2 ′ 17 ″  E