Synagogue (Pfaffenhoffen)

Exterior view of the synagogue in Pfaffenhoffen

Interior view of the synagogue

The synagogue in Pfaffenhoffen , a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region , was built in 1791. The synagogue , which has been a listed monument ( Monument historique ) since 1992, is located on Rue du Temple .

history

The synagogues of Pfaffenhoffen and von Mutzig (built in 1787) are the only remaining synagogues in Alsace that were built during the Ancien Régime . From the outside, the synagogue does not differ from the neighboring houses, only the Hebrew inscription on the lintel indicates this.

A room on the ground floor can still be viewed today, which was intended for Jews passing through . There is also an old kitchen. The prayer room is on the first floor, with the women's area separated by a privacy screen . The Torah shrine is framed by a polychrome frame.

The synagogue and the local museum ( Musée de l'image populaire de Pfaffenhoffen ) will be visited.

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online edition ).
• Jean Daltroff: La route du judaïsme en Alsace . ID-L'Édition, 2nd edition, Bernardswiller 2010, ISBN 2-915626-02-2 , pp. 49-50.

Web links

Commons : Synagoge Pfaffenhoffen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 3D view from inside the synagogue
• The synagogue of Pfaffenhoffen at "Le judaïsme d'Alsace et de Lorraine" (French text)
• Synagoge Pfaffenhoffen Description as Monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Synagogue Pfaffenhoffen in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 41.1 ″  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 45.6 ″  E