The most beautiful synagogues to visit France

Located along the quays, this architectural ensemble looks after its impressive appearance. Works by the architect Marnotte (1869), he is of néomauresque style and endowed with an affirmed orientalism. You will admire the finesse of the sculptures and decorations of the four facades punctuated by pillars and narrow openings.

This is still an important building, built by the famous architect Jean-Baptiste Schacre in the middle of the nineteenth. During World War II, the Nazis commandeered it and used it as a painting warehouse for the theater of Mulhouse. It is said that an employee of the city would have hidden a copy of the Torah in the wardrobe of the oratory to which he would have suspended a portrait of Hitler to hide the door. In 1959, donations from the Jewish community restored the building, classified under Historical Monuments in 1984.

The Synagogue Synagogue synagogue, due to architect Emmanuel Pontremoli, was consecrated during a ceremony held on 21 September 1911 (the synagogue has thus 100 years since 2011), in the presence of Alfred Levy, the great rabbi of the Jewish central consistory of France and Algeria, and Jacques Henry Dreyfuss, the great rabbi of Paris. It was thanks to Baron Edmond James de Rothschild (1845 1934), president of the new work (the Paris Jewish Consistorial Association, founded in 1905) that this synagogue was born.

Troyes has ten churches, but also an internationally renowned synagogue. Located in a narrow cobbled street, not far from the pedestrian streets, beyond your religious beliefs, it opens its doors to you by appointment. You can discover a monumental family tree, made of colourful stained glass. The study house of this oratory is also open to visitors, as is the library. Conferences are held, sometimes religious, but also on food methods for example. Feel free to explore the site. A good alternative to traditional visits.

The online tourist guide presents the Institut Universitaire Européen Rachi in Troyes. This university establishment offers a unique experience for visitors interested in the history of Troyes' Jewish community. In addition to its website, the Institute offers a virtual library where researchers and the curious can discover a vast collection of books. A virtual tour of the Rachi synagogue is also available, and information on how to organize a visit is provided. Maison Rachi also has an online store where visitors can purchase products.