The Belfort Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6, rue de l'As-de-Carreau, in the city center of Belfort, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.[3]

Belfort Synagogue
The synagogue in 2011
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location6, rue de l'As-de-Carreau, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Belfort
CountryFrance
Belfort Synagogue is located in France
Belfort Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in France
Geographic coordinates47°38′17″N 6°51′24″E / 47.6381°N 6.8567°E / 47.6381; 6.8567
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Léon Jossier
  • Aristide Poisat
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleByzantine Revival
Completed1857
Specifications
Dome(s)Two
MaterialsStone
Official nameSynagogue
TypeBase Mérimée
DesignatedOctober 1993
Reference no.PA00101143
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The Jewish community was established in the town in the 13th century. Today the congregation is active although the Jewish community is very small.

The stone synagogue building was erected in 1857, designed by Léon Jossier and Aristide Poisat in the Byzantine Revival style during the Second French Empire.[4] The building was added as a monuments historiques on 18 October 1983.[1] In 2015, the synagogue was one of several synagogue was subject to antisemitic attacks.

An old Jewish cemetery from 1811 is in current use. In the nearby town of Foussemagne, Jews from Belfort and Foussemagne renovated the Foussemagne former synagogue building as a Jewish museum.

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  1. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Synagogue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ "La synagogue". Tourisme.com. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Belford". The Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Synagogue in Belfort". Historic Synagogues Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Centre for Jewish Art. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
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