Montmartre synagogue

Synagogue of Montmartre

The Synagogue of Montmartre is a synagogue in the Montmartre district of Paris . It was built from 1939 to 1940 by the Association cultuelle israélite de Paris (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde von Paris, ACIP) under the architect Germain Debré . It is located at 13 rue Saint-Isaure in the 18th arrondissement . The nearest metro stations are Jules Joffrin on line 12 and Simplon on line 4 .

history

Montmartre synagogue after the assassination attempt on October 3, 1941

In the 1880s, many Jewish immigrants had settled around Montmartre . In 1907 the Association cultuelle israélite de Paris bought a former theater with 400 seats, which the architect Lucien Hesse converted into a synagogue. The purchase of the building was made possible by a donation from the wife of Edmond de Rothschild . On June 27, 1907, the synagogue was inaugurated by the chief rabbi JH Dreyfuss. Very soon the building turned out to be too small and outdated. As early as 1936, the architect Germain Debré began drafting plans for a new synagogue. On July 9, 1939, almost a year after the synagogues in Germany were largely destroyed in the so-called Reichspogromnacht , the foundation stone was laid for the new synagogue in Montmartre. During the attacks on synagogues in Paris on October 3, 1941, the synagogue of Montmartre was badly damaged by a bomb attack.

architecture

The synagogue of Montmartre is a concrete structure . In contrast to its modest predecessor, the facade of the new synagogue has a monumental character. On both sides of the raised central wing are two-story, rounded side wings with large windows. Two columns , an allusion to the columns of the Temple of Solomon , support the lintel of the portal . In the center of the facade there is a large rose window , the spokes of which form the Star of David (Magen David). Under the rosette there are two large stone slabs in the form of tablets of the law, on which the Ten Commandments are carved in Hebrew script . Above the entrance is the inscription in French: Love your neighbor as yourself .

The synagogue's floor plan is almost square. On three sides revolve galleries the interior. The bima stands in front of the Torah shrine and not in the middle of the room as is usual in the Orthodox synagogues. The Torah shrine is framed by a marble frame. In the middle of it is the star of David with the tablets of the law. Above the bima, which is surrounded by eight-armed candlesticks, there is a small dome pierced with glass stones . The walls are decorated with Hebrew inscriptions. The balustrades of the galleries bear the names of the patriarchs , the biblical kings, the prophets and - what is rarer - the names of famous women of the Bible. The Star of David is depicted on the floor tiles in the anteroom.

literature

• Dominique Jarrassé: Guide du Patrimoine Juif Parisien . Parigramme, Paris 2003, ISBN 978-2-84096-247-2 , pp. 107-109.

Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '37.1 "  N , 2 ° 20' 38.4"  E