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Synagogue of Saint-Étienne
The Synagogue of Saint-Étienne is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Saint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.[1][2][3] HistoryThe Jewish community of the Loire and Haute-Loire was created in 1868 by Alsatian Jews, who were jointed by others after the Franco-Prussian War. At the beginning of the 20th century, Jews from Russia and Poland moved to Saint-Étienne.[4] The synagogue in Saint-Étienne was built in 1880.[5] World War IIApproximately twenty-five[5] to one hundred Jewish families lived in Saint-Étienne at the beginning of the Second World War. They were joined by a number of refugee families from Alsace–Lorraine and Germany, for a total of around 500 people.[5] A portion of this population (71 people[6]) were arrested during a roundup on August 26, 1942, and brought to Lyon, then Drancy, before being deported to numerous extermination camps.[6][7][8][9] After the warFollowing the Liberation of France, the Jewish community restarted their activities.[4] André Stora was the Hazzan for the synagogue from 1951 to 1956, before becoming the Hazzan of the Grand Synagogue of Paris.[10] In the 1960s, the land under the synagogue started sinking. The building was destroyed and a community center was constructed in its place. Around the same time, North African Jews were integrated into the community.[4] Today the synagogue is home to approximately sixty families.[4] The Rabbi is Michel Elharrar.[1] See alsoReferences
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