Great Synagogue of Marseille
The Great Synagogue of Marseille (French: Grande synagogue de Marseille) is a synagogue on Rue Breteuil in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille. It is classed as a monument historique since 2007.[1]
When the previous synagogue on the Rue Grignan was in disrepair and too small, a campaign began in 1855 to raise money for a new site. The design by the architect Nathan Salomon was approved in 1860 and the building finished in 1864.[2]
The synagogue takes the basilica form more commonly associated with ancient Greece and Rome, and churches. It is built in the Romano-Byzantine style, and takes influence from the Synagogue de Nazareth, completed in Paris in 1852. A pulpit and an organ – both also associated more with Christian buildings than Jewish ones – feature inside, and the mix of Western and Oriental designs was chosen to reflect the diversity of the worshippers.[3]
Then Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the synagogue in January 2016, in solidarity with a local teacher who was attacked by a teenage Islamic State sympathiser.[4] In September 2018, former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy spoke at the synagogue to denounce antisemitism.[5]
References
- ^ "Liste sommaire des UP immeuble" (in French). DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. p. 6. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Synagogue dite aussi le grand temple ou la grande synagogue à Marseille" (in French). Monumentum. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Marseille - Synagogue, rue de Breteuil" (in French). Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Bernard Cazeneuve en visite à la Grande synagogue de Marseille" (in French). France Bleu. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Schmit, Philippe; Tonneau, François (18 September 2018). "Nicolas Sarkozy à la grande synagogue de Marseille : l'antisémitisme "ne s'explique pas, mais se combat."". La Provence (in French). Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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