Synagogue (Delme, Moselle)

Synagogue in Delme

Postcard with the synagogue, before 1940

The Synagogue in Delme , a commune in the Moselle department in the French region of Lorraine , was built from 1878 to 1880. The secular synagogue at number 31 rue Raymond-Poincaré has been classified as a Monument historique since 1984 . Today it is used for exhibitions.

History and description

Half of the construction costs were financed by the Jewish community and the other half by the Lorraine District Presidium or the political municipality of Delme. The synagogue in the Moorish style has a central dome , which was surrounded on all sides by semi-domes. Relatively small windows gave very little light to the interior.

The German occupiers in World War II blew up the synagogue building. In 1946 the synagogue was rebuilt in a simple form. Since there have been no services in the synagogue since 1981 , it was bought and renovated by the Delme community.

See also

• Delme Jewish Community

Web links

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

• On the Jewish community of Delme (French text)

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online version ).

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '19.18 "  N , 6 ° 23' 23.46"  E