France / Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Bordeaux

Synagogue of Bordeaux

Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Synagogue of Bordeaux

6 Rue du Grand Rabin Joseph Cohen, 33000 Bordeaux

+33 (0) 5 56 91 79 39

https://communautejuiveaquitaine.fr/visite-de-la-grande-synagogue-de-bordeaux/

Historical description

Bordeaux

For three centuries, the cellars of tumbledown houses in the old town were home to a hidden Jewish community, that of the conversos who came here from Spain after 1474. Used to hiding their faith in Spain, these “new Christians” continued to practice ... Read more