The neighborhood in which we live and work is highly marked by the history of Strasbourg between Germany and France, especially for the Jewish community: After the destruction of the synagogue by the Nazis in 1940, a new synagogue was built in the fifties, just a few steps away from the Institute. Accordingly, our surroundings is characterized by the presence of Jews and the Jewish community. Across from the Institute, a few weeks ago, a so-called "Stolperstein" was placed - in memory of Lucien Kahn, who was deported from the neighboring house in 1944 and murdered by the Nazis in a camp.
