▁the ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁this ▁syn agog ue . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁visit ▁during ▁certain ▁occasions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Day ▁of ▁Rem emb rance ▁for ▁Vict ims ▁and ▁Hero es ▁of ▁the ▁Deport ation , ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁is ▁the ▁rabb in ic ▁residence . ▁ ▁The ▁Jewish ▁c emetery ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁ ▁The ▁Jewish ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Vers a illes ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁as ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁( V ers a illes ▁R ive ▁Dro ite ). ▁It ▁is ▁arranged ▁in ▁terra ces ▁on ▁a ▁slope ▁surrounded ▁by ▁green ery ▁at ▁ 3 , ▁rue ▁General ▁Pers hing , ▁and ▁contains ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁gra ves . ▁The ▁c emetery , ▁which ▁was ▁author ized ▁by ▁King ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Jewish ▁c em eter ies ▁d ating ▁from ▁before ▁the ▁French ▁revolution . ▁Most ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Jewish ▁section ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁C emetery ▁Gon ards . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁tomb ▁bearing ▁the ▁ins cription ▁" THE ▁P ROM I SE D ▁L AND ▁TO ▁I TS ▁ME MB ERS ." ▁" Prom ised ▁Land " ▁was ▁a ▁Jewish ▁society ▁founded ▁in ▁Paris ▁under ▁the ▁Second ▁French ▁Empire , ▁which ▁met ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁whose ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁render