Synagogue (Rouffach)

8, rue Ullin

The synagogue of Rouffach , a French parish in the Haut-Rhin department in the historic Alsace region , is a place of worship that was built in the Middle Ages . The secular synagogue is at number 8, rue Ullin. It has been protected as a Monument historique since 1921 .

history

The synagogue was built around 1290 and is one of the oldest preserved synagogue buildings in Europe. An inscription names a David b. Israel as the donor of the portal stones . After the pogroms of 1308/09 and 1338 no more Jews lived in Rouffach. The synagogue building underwent major changes in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was used as a wine press for a long time and then converted into a residential building.

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 ).

Remarks

↑ Judging by the pictures in Alemannia Judaica , the former synagogue, which is not open to the public, is located directly behind this building, which was built later.

Web links

Commons : Synagoge (Rouffach) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

47.957833333333 7.2983888888889Coordinates: 47 ° 57 '28.2 " N , 7 ° 17' 54.2" E

[1] Judging by the pictures in Alemannia Judaica , the former synagogue, which is not open to the public, is located directly behind this building, which was built later.