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Ancient synagogue of Barr

Practical info

Type of location: Closed synagogue

Ancient synagogue of Barr

Rue des Lièvres

Barr (judaisme-alsalor.fr)

Historical description

Barr

Banned from the communes attached to the bishopric of Strasbourg until the French Revolution, the Jews made a timid return to the region afterwards. Of the 800 Jews present in the surrounding villages in 1784, there were none in the town of Barr. Nevertheless, the ... Read more