The first synagogue, on this site, was completed in 1861 and was destroyed by fire during the
Paris Commune of 1871. The current synagogue was completed in 1876, built in the
Romanesque Revival and
Byzantine Revival styles, Principally designed by Marcellin Varcollier, the internal visible metallic framework was created by
Gustave Eiffel. The original congregation was mostly
French Jews from the
Alsace and Lorraine regions of eastern France. They were joined later by immigrants from Poland, Russia, and other countries of central Europe. In 1941, the synagogue was attacked as one of
Paris synagogue attacks planned by the far-right
Revolutionary Social Movement. This synagogue was listed as an
historical monument of France on 29 December 1987; and was included in the
Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the
French Ministry of Culture. == See also ==