Synagogue (Obernai)

Synagogue in Obernai

Rear view of the synagogue between two towers of the former city fortifications

The synagogue in Obernai , a French town in the Bas-Rhin department in the historic Alsace region , was built in 1876. The listed synagogue ( Monument historique ) is located at 9 rue de Sélestat.

history

The synagogue built in 1876 in the area of the medieval city fortifications had to replace the predecessor synagogue, which had become too small. The synagogue takes up neo-Romanesque style elements, as was common at the time. There is a rose window above the portal and the main facade is framed by two slender corner risers . Inside there are neo-Romanesque capitals .

During the Second World War , the synagogue was profaned by the German occupiers . From 1948 it was used again for church services.

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 ( online version ).
Jean Daltroff: La route du judaïsme en Alsace . ID-L'Édition, 2nd edition, Bernardswiller 2010, ISBN 2-915626-02-2 , pp. 47-49.

Web links

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

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

48.461388888889 7.4844444444444Coordinates: 48 ° 27 ′ 41 ″ N , 7 ° 29 ′ 4 ″ E