Saint Etienne is the second largest urban area in the Rhône-Alpes region of east-central France. At the start of the war, there were about 80 Jewish families in the town. By 1941, as a result of evacuations from surrounding communities, there were about 500 Jews in the town. In August, 1942, foreign Jews were arrested and deported. In March, 1943, about 300 Jews were arrested and deported as a result of an attck on German officers. After that, many of the remaining Jews chose to leave. The postcard below depicts the synagogue in Saint Etienne (built in 1880), located on Rue d'Arcole.
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, P. 1119
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