Synagogue (Nancy)

Synagogue in Nancy

The synagogue in Nancy , a city in eastern France and capital of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region , was built in 1787/88. The synagogue at 17, boulevard Joffre, has been classified as a Monument historique since 1984 .

history

The Jewish community in Nancy had the building built according to plans by the architect Augustin Charles Piroux (1749–1805), who also built the synagogue in Lunéville . In the years 1841 and 1861 the synagogue was enlarged and rebuilt. In 1935, when the Boulevard Joffre was laid out, it received a new facade under the direction of the architect Alfred Thomas.

The round gable is crowned by the tablets of the law .

organ

In the synagogue there is an organ that was built in 1948 by the organ builder Roethinger. The instrument has 11 stops on two manuals and a pedal. The actions are electro-pneumatic.

I Grand Orgue Cf 3 Flute 8th' Salicional 8th' Prestant 4 ′ Duplicate 2 ′

II Récit C – f 3 Bourdon 8th' Cor de daim 8th' Flute 4 ′ Plein-jeu III Trumpets 8th'

Pedale C – f 1 Soubasse 16 ′ Bass 8th'

• Coupling : I / I (sub and super octave coupling), II / II (sub and super octave coupling), II / I (also as sub and super octave coupling), I / P, II / P (also as super octave coupling)

Web links

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

• Henry Schumann: La communauté juive de Nancy (accessed on 23 August 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Synagogue de Nancy in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Information (French) on the organ. Retrieved August 23, 2015 . 

Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ 15.5 "  N , 6 ° 10 ′ 44"  E