Synagogue (Elbeuf)
The synagogue in Elbeuf , a French commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region , was built between 1907 and 1909. The synagogue at 29 Rue Grémont has been a protected architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 2009 .
history
After Alsace was reintegrated into the German Empire in 1871 (see Franco-German War ), Jewish textile entrepreneurs from Alsace settled in Elbeuf because they did not want to live in the German Empire, but in France.
After the Jewish service was first celebrated in a private house, the Jewish community of Elbeuf had a synagogue built from two adjacent houses. The horseshoe-shaped windows and portal are characteristic of the style of oriental architecture. The law boards are placed above the portal . The rabbi's apartment was on the upper floor .
The women's gallery on the west side is supported by columns. On the east side, the bima stands free in the room and the Torah shrine on the wall.
During the Second World War , the synagogue building was used by the German occupiers as a horse stable.
The synagogue has not been used for church services for years and is in urgent need of renovation.
Web links
- Elbeuf: iI faut sauver la synagogue! in actu.fr/normandie
Individual evidence
- ^ Synagogue Elbeuf in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 24 " N , 1 ° 0 ′ 27" E