Synagogue (Forbach)

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Synagogue in Forbach

The synagogue in Forbach , a town in the French region of Lorraine , was built in 1833/34. The synagogue is on avenue Saint-Rémy.

history

In 1829 the Jewish community in Forbach was able to buy a piece of land to build a new synagogue, which was built in the 1830s. Major renovations took place in 1862/63, 1909 and 1929.

After the destruction by the National Socialists and war damage in World War II , the synagogue was restored in the 1950s.

Above the portal is the following inscription in French: "Love your neighbor as yourself". Below is the year "5594" (= 1833/34). The two tablets of the Law of the Ten Commandments are attached to the gable above the entrance .

  • Signs of the law on the orientalizing facade gable

  • Inscription above the portal

  • Torah shrine in the synagogue

See also

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 edition ).

Web links

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Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′ 19.97 ″  N , 6 ° 54 ′ 2.99 ″  E