Synagogue of Saint-Étienne

Synagogue of Saint-Étienne
French: Synagogue de Saint-Étienne
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Michel Elharrar
StatusActive
Location
LocationSaint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
Architecture
Completed1880

The Synagogue of Saint-Étienne is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Saint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.[1][2][3]

History

The 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 II

Approximately 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 war

Following 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 also

References

  1. ^ a b "Saint-Etienne". Consistoire Régional de Lyon (in French). March 24, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "synagogues à Saint-Étienne. Avis et adresses". www.telephone.city (in French). December 9, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "🕗 Synagogue de Saint Etienne Saint-Étienne opening times, 34, Rue d'Arcole, tel. +33 4 77 33 65 69". Near Place. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "PSS / Discussion: Saint-Étienne Métropole - Édifices religieux". www.pss-archi.eu. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Saint Etienne, France". edwardvictor.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Que sont devenus les déportés ligériens ?". mesinfos (in French). October 20, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "[patrimoine roannais] CONFERENCE DE MICHEL DEPEYRE : SAINT ETIENNE DANS LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE". www.loiregenealogie.org. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Joseph Mossé". noms.rues.st.etienne.free.fr. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Enfants Rosenkovitch Dzviga". Déporté·e·s de Lyon et sa région (in French). Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Biographie". Liturgie Juive Ashkenaze חזנות (in French). August 3, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2024.


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