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Synagogue de la Victoire

(Grande synagogue)

44, rue de la victoire, 75009 Paris
Designed in a neo-Byzantine style, its building was started in 1867 and it was inaugurated in 1874. On April 21, 1890, Alfred Dreyfus married Lucie Hadamard. During the German occupation, on the night of 2 to 3 October 1941, a bomb exploded in the Great Synagogue during a night of attacks on several synagogues in Paris. After the war, the synagogue began a renovation, which was not completed until 1967.
D4 The instrument was built by Merklin around 1875. It was at this time that the organ was introduced into the French Hebrew cult. It was imported from the Germanic countries where it was then common to use the organ for the Hebrew liturgy. Around 1960, Gutschenritter replaced two stops of the Swell by a Doublette and a Cymbale II and added a Plein jeu IV to the Great. Overhaul ikn 1980 by Jean-Marc Cicchero. Nowadays, it serves mainly for the liturgy of weddings.
1875 - Merklin (1) 1960 - Gutschenritter (3a) 1980 - Cicchero (6)

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The organs of Paris

Synagogue de la

Victoire

(Grande

synagogue)

44, rue de la victoire, 75009 Paris
ORGANS OF PARIS © 2024 Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
D4 The instrument was built by Merklin around 1875. It was at this time that the organ was introduced into the French Hebrew cult. It was imported from the Germanic countries where it was then common to use the organ for the Hebrew liturgy. Around 1960, Gutschenritter replaced two stops of the Swell by a Doublette and a Cymbale II and added a Plein jeu IV to the Great. Overhaul ikn 1980 by Jean-Marc Cicchero. Nowadays, it serves mainly for the liturgy of weddings.
1875 - Merklin (1) 1960 - Gutschenritter (3a) 1980 - Cicchero (6)

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