Synagogue (Guebwiller)

Synagogue in Guebwiller, rear view

Interior view with Torah shrine

The synagogue in Guebwiller , a French town in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region , was built from 1869 to 1872. The synagogue at Impasse de la Synagogue has been classified as a Monument historique since 1984 .

history

The synagogue was built according to plans by the architect August Hartmann .

During the German occupation in World War II , the synagogue was looted and demolished.

The building was renovated in the 1950s and re-inaugurated on May 26, 1957.

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. 64.

Web links

Commons : Synagogue (Guebwiller)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Guebwiller Synagogue near Alemannia Judaica
• Synagogue (Guebwiller) Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)

Coordinates: 47 ° 54 '30.9 "  N , 7 ° 12' 38.8"  E