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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. ...
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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 ...
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Saint-Malo
, nicknamed the “rue des juifs” near the Qui qu’i ‘en grogne tower, leads to what is now Place Chateaubriand. As early as the 16th century, we find traces of a Jewish ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 Lille
5 Rue Auguste Angellier, 59000 Lille Tel : 03 20 52 41 59 Lille – JudaismeNord.com
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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 ...
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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 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 ...
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Toul
A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as the tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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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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 Tel: +33 1 47 00 14 00 Maison de la culture yiddish | Le plus grand centre européen d’enseignement et de diffusion de la culture yiddish
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Synagogue of Nazareth
15 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris Tél : 01 42 78 00 30 Synagogue Nazareth – Synagogue consistorial