Switzerland / French-Speaking Switzerland / Geneva

Community Center of Geneva

Practical info

Type of location: Jewish Community / Center

Community Center of Geneva

21, avenue Dumas, 1206 Geneva

+41 (0) 22 317 89 00

http://www.comisra.ch/

Historical description

Geneva

It seems that the Jewish presence in Geneva dates from the 13th century, mainly around the  in the old town. The Jews were expelled from the city in 1490 and forbidden to stay there until the 19th century. The Grand-Mézel was the oldest closed Jewish quarter in ... Read more