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Museum of Jewish Art and History

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

Museum of Jewish Art and History

71, rue du Temple, 75004 Paris

33 (0)1 53 01 86 53

www.mahj.org

Historical description

The Marais

In the eighteenth century, the area around the Place Saint Paul was known as “the old Jewry”. Until the first years of the twentieth century, the square itself bore the name Place des Juifs. The narrow streets here are best explored on a Sunday morning, ... Read more