Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Hekhal Haness Synagogue

Route de Malagnou 54TER, 1208 Geneva

http://www.hekhalhaness.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

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