France / Occitanie / Montpellier

Jewish Cultural Center Simone Veil

Practical info

Type of location: Cultural Center

Jewish Cultural Center Simone Veil

500 boulevard Antigone, 34000 Montpellier

Tel : +33 6 23 40 74 95

Centre Culturel Juif Simone Veil – Montpellier

Historical description

Montpellier

The traveler Benjamin of Tudela visited Montpellier in 1165. In his travel diaries, he noted the existence of Batey midrashot kevouot le-Talmud in the city. In addition to these intellectual activities cited in a Hebrew source, Latin documents relate the presence ... Read more