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The building sits on the edge of the place called Jerusalem, here, the Jewish community lived in the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Rebuilt in 1846 after a fire (1845) according to the plans of the architect Joseph-Auguste Joffroy, completed in 1848 - it is not as old as those of Carpentras and Cavaillon - it has a neoclassical rotunda in a square building. In the previous century polychrome exuberant succeeds the rigor of the white colonnades and sober walnut furniture. The special Jewish Comtadine - Double room, tribune of Rabbi, seat of Elijah - disappeared with the spread of ancient communities and Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe.
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City History - Synagogue
The former Jewish quarter was located northwest of the current Place du Palais. In 1221, the Jewish community was relocated to the parish of Saint-Pierre, around what is now Place Jérusalem. This “carrière,” a term given to Jewish quarters in the Comtat Venaissin region, was closed off by three gates, of which only the Calandre gate remains. The inhabitants enjoyed the protection of the Pope. After the Revolution abolished these quarters, most of the houses were destroyed in the 19th century. The synagogue, known as the “escole,” included the temple and rooms necessary for community life: meetings, marriages, butcher shop, bakery, etc.
Rebuilt between 1765 and 1767 by Franque and lavishly decorated, it was completely destroyed by fire in 1845. It was immediately reconstructed by the municipality under the plans of the architect J.-A. Jeoffroy, who, unexpectedly, designed a neoclassical rotunda covered with a dome inside.