Transformed into XV homee century, the medieval building of Rouffach, near Colmar, testifies to a rich Judeo-Alsatian heritage. The researchers looked into this unique place in France.
No doubt, despite its discreet facade, it is undoubtedly an “atypical property”, as the real estate agency responsible for the sale of this 327 m house ensures it2 On three levels, with two gardens, located in the heart of Rouffach, 15 kilometers south of Colmar (Haut-Rhin). For the tidy sum of 700,000 euros, the future buyer will enter into possession of the only known medieval synagogue kept in France and one of the oldest in Europe. Erfurt’s synagogue, built in the XIe A century in Thuringia, for its part became a museum in 2009 and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in 2023. That of Prague, ended in 1270, is still active.
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