5 impasse Copernic, 44004 Nantes Tél : 02 40 73 48 92 Synagogue de Nantes – Consistoire de Nantes
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Brest
During the 1808 census, only the presence of 34 Jews was counted in the department. In 1816, Simon and Michel Lipman, merchants, asked for the possibility of obtaining a Jewish cemetery in Brest. Simon’s house was used as an oratory for the community of Brest. 50 years later, there are 59 Jews in Brest. At that time, a letter from the sub-prefecture mentioned the existence of an ...
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Rennes
At the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine, Rennes was an important city in the Middle Ages. Today known for its large student population and as a very prosperous city appreciated by tourists for its many monuments, such as its magnificent theater. During the 1808 census, only the presence of 11 Jews was counted in the department. The resettlement of the Jews from Rennes took place in the ...
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Saint-Malo
, nicknamed the “rue des juifs” near the Qui qui en grogne tower, leads to what is now Place Chateaubriand. As early as the 16th century, we find traces of a Jewish presence. Mainly families of craftsmen and traders. The great writer Chateaubriand indicates in Mémoires d’Outre-Tombe that he was born in “this dark and narrow street of Saint-Malo called the rue des ...
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Brittany
Little is known about the history of the Jews in Gallo-Roman Armorica before the Council of Vannes which, around 465, legislated on their relations with clerics. Their ancient and lasting establishment in Brittany is however attested in the 13th century, in Rennes, Fougères and, above all, in Nantes. The anti-Judaism which marks the crusades ends after a period of looting and murder, in their ...
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Nantes
Land near the ramparts of Nantes was sold by Guillaume to Théodore, a Jew from Rennes, and to the Jews of Nantes to establish a cemetery. Nevertheless, five years later, the Jews of the region are victims of looting and murder. Following the banishment of the Jews from Brittany ordered in Ploermel on April 10, 1240, it was not until the end of the 15th century to see the return of the Jews. ...
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Synagogue of Montbéliard
21-1 Rue de la Synagogue, 25200 Montbéliard
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Synagogue of Fontainebleau
38 Rue Paul Séramy, 77300 Fontainebleau Tel +33 (0) 6 76 41 84 67 Acifa, Synagogue de Fontainbleau | Fontainebleau-Avon (synagoguedefontainebleau.com)
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Jules Isaac Cultural Center of Clermont-Ferrand
20 rue des Quatre Passeports, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand Tél : 04 73 35 82 72 https://centre-jules-isaac.org/
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Montbéliard
The presence of Jews in Montbéliard and in the region seems to date back to the 13th century. The expulsions will cause the departure of the Jews from the territory. There is a trace of a mention of a court painter, Solomon the Jew, in the 16th century. In the spirit of the French Revolution and the emancipation of Jews from France, Jews, mainly from Alsatian families, are settling in the ...
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Fontainebleau
It seems that the presence in Seine-et-Marne dates from the Middle Ages. Among the towns where they settled are Meaux, Lagny, Provins, Melun, Livry-sur-Seine, Bray-sur-Seine, Foljuif, Nemours, Château-Landon, Brie-Comte-Robert, Montoix, Pontault-Combault, Nangis, Lizy-sur-Ourcq, Coulommiers, Montereau-fault-Yonne, Donnemarie-en-Montois and Herbeauvilliers. Following the 1394 expulsion and the ...
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Clermont-Ferrand
The official formation of a community in Clermont-Ferrand dates back to 1808 when Israel Waël, who then headed it, donated a garden to establish a Jewish cemetery. David Marx, the Chief Rabbi of Bordeaux, inaugurated the Clermont-Ferrand synagogue on March 20, 1862. The on rue des Quatre-Passeports was built in a private house by local architect François-Louis Jarrier. This is thanks to a ...
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Jewish cemetery of Nancy
2 avenue de Boufflers, Préville
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Jewish Cultural Association of Nancy
55 rue des Ponts, 54000 Nancy Tel : 03 83 35 26 97 https://acj55.fr/
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Synagogue of Nancy
17 Boulevard Joffre, 54000 Nancy Tel : 03 83 32 10 67
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Synagogue of Lille
5 Rue Auguste Angellier, 59000 Lille Tel : 03 20 52 41 59 Lille – JudaismeNord.com
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Nancy
A student city with magnificent museums, notably around the incomparable Stanislas Square, Nancy is one of the jewels of Lorraine, paying tribute to different periods of classical and modern art. The Jewish presence in Nancy appears to date back to the Middle Ages, as evidenced by their expulsion in 1176. The Duke of Lorraine encouraged the arrival of Jews in the early 13th century. He ...
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Lille
The Jewish presence in Lille is indicated from the Middle Ages. Many “rue des Juifs” existed in the region at this time, notably in Lille, Bavai, Maroilles and Sains. In 1023, thirty Jews from Lorraine were authorized by the Count of Baudouin to settle in the North, in the towns of Hautmont, Bavai and Cambrai. Like other Jewish communities in the region, Jews were expelled from the Kingdom in ...
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Synagogue of Biarritz
3 rue Pellot, 64200 Biarritz Tel : 05 59 55 03 95 ACIBB – Synagogue de Biarritz
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Synagogue of Belfort
6 Rue de l’As de Carreau, 90000 Belfort Tel : +33 3 84 28 55 41
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Synagogue of Toul
15 rue de la Halle, Toul
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Synagogue of Versailles
10 Rue Albert Joly, 78000 Versailles Tél. : 01 39 07 19 19 https://www.synagogueversailles.com/
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Versailles
‘Apart from Versailles, I didn’t know you could talk about views’, declared Jean Gabin in the movie The Gentleman of Epsom. Versailles is indeed immortalised by its history, its kings and queens, its castle, its works of art and its gardens, as the busloads of tourists testify. But the town to the south-west of Paris has also been home to a very active Jewish life since the end of the ...
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Toul
A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th century, around 100 Jewish families were authorized by Duke Leopold to stay. Léon Cohen, an important figure in local Jewish life, would take part a century later in the General Assembly convened by ...
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Biarritz
The Jewish presence in Biarritz was very weak until the end of the 19th century. The Jews present are mainly attached to Bayonne for the celebrations of religious festivals and ceremonies. However, the transformation of the fishing town into a renowned summer and spa destination will be a game-changer. The community of Biarritz really took shape at the end of the 19th century, following a ...
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Belfort
If a Jewish presence is mentioned in documents from the Middle Ages, the establishment of a community rather took place at the end of the 18th century. Their presence in neighboring towns such as Foussemagne is older. The emancipation of the Jews of France with the spirit and authority of the French Revolution facilitates their installation. Thus, from 1791, they mainly lived in the old town. ...
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Bar Yohai Synagogue of Grenoble
4, rue des Bains – 38000 Grenoble Tél. : 04 76 46 15 14 Grenoble – Consistoire Régional de Lyon (consistoireregionaldelyon.org)
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Grand synagogue of Grenoble
11, rue André Maginot – 38000 Grenoble Tél. : 04 76 87 02 80
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Neveh Chalom Synagogue
317 Rue Duguesclin – 69007 LYON Tél. : 04 78 58 18 74 www.nevehchalom.fr
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Maison de la Culture Yiddish – Medem Library
29 Rue du Château d’Eau, 75010 Paris Tél : 01 47 00 14 00 Accueil
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