Synagogue (Saverne)

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Synagogue of Saverne

The synagogue in Saverne , a French city ​​in the Bas-Rhin department in the historic Alsace region , was built between 1898 and 1900. The synagogue is located on Rue du 19 Novembre. It was included in the "Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel".

history

In 1826 the Jewish community of Saverne bought a piece of land and built a synagogue on it in 1835. The building, which was destroyed after a fire in 1850, was immediately rebuilt.

The new synagogue was built from 1898 to 1900 according to the plans of the architect Heinrich Hannig from Saverne. The inauguration took place on March 9, 1900.

During the Second World War , the synagogue was profaned and used as a meeting room and workshop for the Nazi Fliegerkorps . From 1950, services could be held in the synagogue again .

Above the portal is the following inscription in Hebrew : Thus saith the Eternal: Heaven is my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet ( Isaiah 66: 1).

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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 version ).
  • Jean Daltroff: La route du judaïsme en Alsace . ID-L'Édition, 2nd edition, Bernardswiller 2010, ISBN 2-915626-02-2 , pp. 51-52.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 44 '28.9 "  N , 7 ° 21' 28.7"  E