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in World War II, Jews were interned at the synagogue before being deported to concentration camps; the building was then pillaged. After the war, restoration took place and the building returned to its original plan in 1956. The synagogue became the largest Sephardic synagogue in France.
568:, similar to bell towers on church façades; some contemporary Jews criticised the design for looking too like a church, and refused to give over funding for the towers to be topped with bulbs. At the top of the façade there is a sculpture of the 518:, discrimination against citizens was prohibited. In 1790 a partial decree stipulated that Portuguese (Sephardic) Jews were granted citizenship status, and the emancipation of all Jews in France was achieved the following year. 585: 843: 732: 1249: 511: 1259: 1239: 728: 906: 1234: 833: 724: 556:, who were bankers, as well as from local and national government. The new synagogue was France's biggest synagogue when it was opened. The building combines 1229: 593: 181: 1274: 1224: 63: 1254: 147: 1017: 1219: 1264: 1279: 1244: 804: 899: 1138: 794: 768: 764: 557: 280: 977: 1161: 561: 285: 1284: 982: 892: 648: 1269: 1196: 1105: 921: 653: 270: 174: 972: 1175: 869: 527: 1080: 1012: 992: 1055: 1093: 1070: 987: 967: 254: 75: 1125: 1040: 1007: 534: 87: 1133: 1110: 1075: 1002: 838: 698: 1182: 1050: 1022: 601: 383: 261: 1098: 510:
in 1492. Their religion was prohibited by several local decrees including in 1734. Following the
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from the newly decolonised Arab and Muslim states that were less tolerant of Judaism.
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A new synagogue, designed by Charles Bruguet, with the input of Charles Durand and
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synagogue building was completed in 1812 as the first major synagogue built after
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The number of Jews in Bordeaux grew significantly during the 1960s, as
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Jews who lived in the French colonies in North Africa fled
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In 1873, this building was destroyed by fire. 599:On 20 July 1998, the synagogue was classed as a 1250:Jewish organizations established in the 1790s 900: 8: 953: 907: 893: 885: 832:De Almeida, Justine (September 18, 2015). 42: 20: 1260:Romanesque Revival architecture in France 761:"The Great Synagogue in Bordeaux, France" 671: 669: 1240:Byzantine Revival architecture in France 665: 88:Ecclesiastical or organisational status 16:Sephardic synagogue in Bordeaux, France 693: 691: 514:adopted on August 26, 1789 during the 846:from the original on October 23, 2019 754: 752: 750: 735:from the original on December 3, 2020 729:Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme 425: 417: 409: 397: 389: 380: 7: 1235:Buildings and structures in Bordeaux 870:"Visite de la Synagogue de Bordeaux" 682:, Ministère français de la Culture. 564:styles. 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façade
Affiliation
Judaism
Rite
Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Synagogue
Bordeaux
Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
France
Great Synagogue of Bordeaux is located in France
France
Geographic coordinates
44°50′01″N 0°34′26″W / 44.83361°N 0.57384°W / 44.83361; -0.57384
Architect(s)
Paul Abadie
Synagogue architecture
Style
Moorish Revival
Romanesque Revival
Byzantine Revival
Pereire family
FF
Materials
Monument historique
base Mérimée
French

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