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Synagogues of the WorldFrance
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Rabbi
Judah Nadich, chief Jewish
chaplain for the American army
in Europe, delivers a speech
to French civilians and Jewish
soldiers at the rue de la Victoire
synagogue in Paris, September
7, 1944. |

Synagogue of Belfort
- 1908

Synagogue in Verdun

The Thionville Synagogue
was burned down by the Nazis, but rebuilt
in 1957.
This postcard is from the period of German control
prior to 1919.

Synagogue in Thann
showing damage during the
First World War. It was reconstructed after the
war.
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Quai
Kleber Synagogue erected in 1898
in Strasbourg. During the war,
the Nazis destroyed and scattered all traces of the structure. The postcards were postmarked 1898, 1904, and 1916, respectively |
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Synagogue in Selestat
erected in 1890. It was sacked by the
Germans
during World War II, but rebuilt after the war.

Synagogue on l'Avenue
Philippoteaux in Sedan

Synagogue in Saint
Etienne (built in 1880)

Synagogue in Luneville
in 1914 after being damaged by the Germans
during World War I.

Lille Synagogue
was erected in 1874

Synagogue in Jouarre
(la Ferte)

Synagogue in Jouarre
(la Ferte)

The synagogue in
Ingwiller in June, 1918, when the town
was part of Germany.
Besides highlighting the synagogue, the postcard
also highlights the Evangelical and Catholic churches.

Synagogue in Epinal
The synagogue in
Epernay (consecrated in 1890 and destroyed
by the Nazis) - 1906.

The Dijon Synagogue
was dedicated in 1879. During the Nazi
occupation, it was used as a warehouse.

Synagogue in Chalons-Sur-Marne

Synagogue from
the 12th century located on the rue des
Juifs (street of the Jews) in Chablis

The interior of
the synagogue in Carpentras. Dating from
1367,
it was most recently restored in 1959 and declared
a historic site.

The Biarritz Synagogue
was built in 1904 and is still in use

The Besancon Synagogue
was consecrated in 1869 and is still
in use

Reims Synagogue was consecrated in 1879

Rue Gustave Deloye Synagogue, Nice

Interior of Rue Gustave Deloye Synagogue, Nice
Sources: Grand synagogue
photo courtesy of Leo
Emanuel. First Guimard Synagogue from Paris
Art Nouveau. Second Guimard Synagogue
photo courtesy of Norman
Barth and The
Paris Pages. Postcards courtesy of Judaica
Philatelic Resources
Rue de la Victoire Synagogue - USHMM
Rue Gustave Deloye Synagogue
photos courtesy of HaChayim
HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library (Jono
David Media)