Memorial of the synagogue

A plaque with the following text hangs on the outer wall of the Synagogue: (translated) In memory of [b]Rabbi René HIRSCHLER[/b] (1905 - 1945) Rabbi of the Israeli community Mulhouse from 1929 to 1939 Chief Rabbi of the Bas-Rhin from 1939 Chaplain of the Foreign Legion General chaplain of internment camps Deported and murdered in Mauthausen camp Decorated posthumously with the Resistance Medal and his wife [b] Simone née LEVY [/b] (1911 - 1944) Evicted and murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau camp Decorated posthumously with the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star This plaque of their memory was jointly produced by the Jewish community of Mulhouse and the city of Mulhouse to honor the exemplary behavior of this couple in times of peace as of war, which has saved many lives.