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Jewish Cemetery, Bayonne

The Jewish (or Israelite) cemetery of Bayonne is a Jewish cemetery located in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is located in the Saint-Étienne quarter in the northern part of the city and north of the synagogue.

History

The Jewish cemetery of Bayonne was established in 1689 in the Saint-Étienne neighborhood in the northern quarter of the city. It was remodeled and enlarged in the 18th and 19th century and covers and area of two hectares. A depository built in the style of the Temple in Jerusalem was inaugurated in 1862.

It was a theatre of battle during the 1814 siege of Bayonne.

In spring 2010, the Jewish Museum of Belgium began a restoration project for the cemetery. No less than nine other summer projects allowed young European volunteers, including members of the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, to uncover hundreds of headstones, covering a period burials from 1654 to 1806. The cemetery is owned by the Israelite Cultural Association of Bayonne.

Description

The cemetery was listed as a monument historique on July 15, 1998. It is the oldest Jewish cemetery in France, and has conserved numerous ancient headstones — nearly 3000 dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The depository from 1862 in the style of the ancient Temple has also been classified as a monument historique.

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Le cimetière juif de Bayonne, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
  2. ^ "Le cimetière juif de Bayonne". museedupatrimoine.fr. Retrieved 18 November 2021..
  3. ^ "Le cimetière juif de Bayonne restauré". le site de La République des Pyrénées. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2021..
  4. ^ Philippe Pierret (2011). "Les exilés de Juda » in MuséOn n°3, Revue d'art et d'histoire du Musée Juif de Belgique, Bruxelles, 2011, pp. 148–165". MuséOn: 148–165.
  5. ^ According to the Israelite Central Consistory of Bordeaux, it is the largest Jewish cemetery dating back to the 17th century "Synagogue de Bayonne". Consistoire de Bordeaux (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2024.