Hochfelden synagogue

Hochfelden synagogue
French: Synagogue de Hochfelden
The synagogue in 2014
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue and Jewish museum
Status	Active
Location
Location	10-12 Général Koenig Square, Hochfelden, Bas-Rhin, Alsace
Country	France
Location of the synagogue in Alsace, France
Geographic coordinates	48°45′28″N 7°34′8″E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Baroque Revival
Completed	1841
Monument historique
Official name	Synagogue de Hochfelden
Type	Base Mérimée
Designated	10 April 1996
Reference no.	PA67000004
[1]

The Hochfelden synagogue (French: Synagogue de Hochfelden), is a Jewish synagogue and museum, located at 10–12 Général Koenig Square, in Hochfelden, in the departement of Bas-Rhin, in the Alsace region of France.[2][3]

History

During the 17th century there was a synagogue nearby the current location. However it fell out of use and a new building in the Baroque Revival style was completed in 1841;[4][5] and renovated in 1893.[2] The synagogue was listed as a monument historique on 10 April 1996.[1]

On 10 January 1799 the municipal government publicly condemned the practice of attending synagogue.[4]

The synagogue also holds a now-defunct Jewish school.[6]

See also

• History of the Jews in Alsace
• History of the Jews in France
• List of synagogues in France

References

1. Base Mérimée: Synagogue de Hochfelden, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. "La Synagogue de Hochfelden (Dep. Bas-Rhin / Alsace / Elsass)". www.alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
3. "Synagogue and Museum of Hochfelden". The Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
4. "Hochfelden". judaisme.sdv.fr. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
5. "Synagogue in Hochfelden". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
6. "Synagogue, ancienne école juive et maison du rabbin à Hochfelden - PA67000004 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

External links

Media related to Synagogue of Hochfelden (Bas-Rhin) at Wikimedia Commons