Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish synagogue at the corner of rue des americains and rue de la mertzelle near place paul-collin in saint-av”. Today it says “jewish congregation and synagogue”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Photo gallery”.
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Saint-Avold, France The Saint-Avold Synagogue ( French : Synagogue de Saint-Avold ) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at the corner of Rue des Americains and Rue de la Mertzelle near Place Paul-Collin in Saint-Avold , in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France . The current synagogue building, completed in 1956, replaces a nearby synagogue destroyed during the German occupation of France in World War II . The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Saint-Avold Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue at the corner of Rue des Americains and Rue de la Mertzelle near Place Paul-Collin in Saint-Avold , France . The current synagogue building, completed in 1956, replaces a nearby synagogue destroyed during the German occupation of France in World War II .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Saint-Avold Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue at the corner of Rue des Americains and Rue de la Mertzelle near Place Paul-Collin in Saint-Avold , France. The current synagogue building, completed in 1956, replaces a nearby synagogue destroyed during the German occupation of France in World War II .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish synagogue at the corner of rue des americains and rue de la mertzelle near place paul-collin in saint-av”. Today it says “jewish congregation and synagogue”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Photo gallery”. Read the current article and compare.
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jewish synagogue at the corner of rue des americains and rue de la mertzelle near place paul-collin in saint-av
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jewish congregation and synagogue
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