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Synagogue of Vesoul en Haute-Saône

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Juif
Synagogue
Haute-Saône

Synagogue of Vesoul

    11bis Rue du Moulin-des-Prés.
    70000 Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Synagogue de Vesoul
Crédit photo : Prosopee - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Antiquité
Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
0
100
1800
1900
2000
11-12 juin 1909
Anti-Semitic Graffitis
1871
Arrival of Alsatian Jews
17 septembre 1873
Inauguration of the synagogue
1939
Judgment of religious offices
1945
Final closure
5 décembre 1984
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Synagogue (former) (Case A 319): entry by order of 5 December 1984

Key figures

Isaac Lévy - Grand Rabbi of Vesoul Inaugurated the synagogue in 1873.
Charles Dodelier - Vesulian architect Designs the plans of the synagogue.
Victor Dubuisson - Journalist at the Haute-Saône Awakening Author of anti-Semitic graffiti in 1909.
Justin Schuhl - Former Rabbi of Vesoul Marriage celebrated in the synagogue in 1909.

Origin and history

The synagogue of Vesoul, also known as the Israelite temple of Vesoul, was built at 11 bis rue du Moulin-des-Prés in Haute-Saône. It was inaugurated in 1873 to meet the needs of the growing Jewish community, especially after the arrival of Alsatian Jews following the annexation of Alsace in 1871. Designed by architect Charles Dodelier, it served as a place of worship until 1939, before closing permanently in 1945.

The Jewish community of Vesoul, present as early as the 13th century, experienced a first lost synagogue, located on Rue Alsace-Lorraine. After the Revolution, the Jews gradually returned, acquiring a cemetery in 1832 and a first synagogue on Rue du Breuil in 1859. The current synagogue, rectangular with apse and stands, became a symbol of local Jewish life.

In 1909, the synagogue was vandalized by anti-Semitic graffiti related to the Dreyfus affair, perpetrated by journalist Victor Dubuisson. After its decommissioning in 1945, it was used by the Restos du Coeur from 1986 to 2011. Since then, it has been abandoned, despite a brief reopening in 2012 for a commemorative exhibition.

The synagogue is an architectural and historical testimony of the Jewish presence in Franche-Comté. Its designation to historic monuments in 1984 underscores its heritage importance, although its present state is of concern. Successive rabbis, like Isaac Lévy and Justin Schuhl, marked his religious and cultural history.

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