Synagogue (Hégenheim)

Profane synagogue in Hégenheim

The synagogue in Hégenheim , a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the historic Alsace region , was built in 1821. The secular synagogue is at number 4, rue d'Alsace.

history

A synagogue built around 1740 was looted and set on fire in a pogrom in 1815 . In 1821 a new synagogue was built. In the second half of the 19th century, the number of parishioners fell sharply due to the heavy migration to the cities. That is why the synagogue was no longer used after the First World War and was then used as a workshop. It was sold in 2020 and is set to become a cultural center.

literature

Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 , Sp. 1789–1792 ( online version ).

Web links

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

The Hégenheim synagogue near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
Synagogue Hégenheim Description in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
The synagogue in Hégenheim at "Le judaïsme d'Alsace et de Lorraine" (French text)

Individual evidence

↑ Martina Polek: Synagogue in Hégenheim - A piece of memory of the country Judaism. In: Radio SRF. August 3, 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020 (radio report in the regional journal of the radio SRF).

47.560474 7.525286Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′ 37.7 ″ N , 7 ° 31 ′ 31 ″ E

[1] Martina Polek: Synagogue in Hégenheim - A piece of memory of the country Judaism. In: Radio SRF. August 3, 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020 (radio report in the regional journal of the radio SRF).