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The Jewish presence in Hochfelden seems to date from the 16th century. Built in 1841 and a historical monument since 1996, the synagogue of Hochfelden is a classic example of Alsatian synagogue architecture. It was preceded and even accompanied by another synagogue, built in the 17th century. Next to the synagogue was a mikveh, the former rabbi’s house and a Jewish school. The synagogue ...
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12 place du général Koenig, Hochfelden Hochfelden (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Haguenau is one of the oldest Jewish communities in Alsace. The Jews lived there almost without interruption since the Middle Ages, probably in the 12th century, and enjoyed the same freedoms as the other inhabitants, except for a few episodes, mainly of a more national scope, affecting all regions. The Jewish population increased from 34 families in 1735 to 64 in 178. The first synagogue was ...
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3, rue du Grand Rabbin Bloch, Haguenau Tel + 33 3 88 06 59 99 Synagogue | Office de Tourisme du Pays de Haguenau (visithaguenau.alsace)
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The Jewish presence in the villages surrounding Haguenau seems to date at least from the 14th century. In Ettendorf in particular, two Jewish families are recorded in administrative documents in 1449. In the Middle Ages, Ettendorf was home to a large Jewish community and many scholars who came to study in its famous rabbinical school, sometimes with more than a hundred students. Ettendorf is ...
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The Jews of Erstein were not allowed to settle in the city until 1850. Some were allowed to work there during the day, but had to return in the evening to the towns in the region that were more open to Jewish emancipation. The synagogue was inaugurated in 1882. It was destroyed in April 1941 by the Nazis, its contents auctioned off at that time. Of the 100 Jews living in Erstein in 1939, only ...
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The Jewish presence in Diemeringen seems to date from the 17th century. Only 14 Jewish families lived there on the eve of the French Revolution. The community of Diemeringen was organized – synagogue, religious school and mikveh – around the rue des Juifs (today rue du Vin). The community grew mainly in the 19th century, reaching 139 people in 1870. The war, and then the rural ...
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Rue du Vin, Diemeringen, France Diemeringen (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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The Jewish community of Dambach-la-Ville dates back to the seventeenth century and so is the synagogue which was renovated in 1850. After the community disappeared, it was donated to the town in 1947 and transformed into a theatre. Renovation work, including the installation of an air conditioning system, led to the discovery in 2012 of a formidable treasure: a genizah (a ritual repository of ...
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27 Rue de la Paix, Dambach-la-Ville, France Dambach (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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The first mention of a Jewish family in Brumath dates back to 1562. Documents from the end of the century mention the presence of a Jew named Susskind. In 1693, 4 Jewish families were registered in Brumath and, in 1766, their number rose to 9. The French Revolution gave Brumath, as in the rest of the country, access to citizenship for Jews. This allowed the Jewish community not only to settle ...
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28 Rue du Général Rampont, Brumath Tel : + 33 6 09 90 23 59 http://judaisme.sdv.fr/synagog/basrhin/a-f/brumath/synagog.htm
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The Jewish presence in Benfeld dates back from the Roman Empire. During the Middle-Age the community was lively and as important as the one in Strasbourg. The Jews were expelled from the city during the 1349 black plague, then drawn or burnt on the same year during the Saint Valentin massacre. From this date, Benfeld was forbidden to Jews until the eighteenth century. The community reformed ...
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Banned from the communes attached to the bishopric of Strasbourg until the French Revolution, the Jews made a timid return to the region afterwards. Of the 800 Jews present in the surrounding villages in 1784, there were none in the town of Barr. Nevertheless, the town gradually welcomed Jews, mainly from Zellwiller, allowing a community to take shape in the second half of the 19th century. ...
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The Jewish community of Balbronn is registered in the censuses of the city since 1665. Some medieval houses of the city center still bear the traces of mezuzot. is located 47-48 Balbach street, in what is commonly called “House of the Jews”. The house dates from 1638, although it started serving as a synagogue only in 1730. The prayer hall was on the first floor, the mikveh in ...
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Rue des femmes, 67310 Balbronn Balbronn (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Jews settled in Pergola in the thirteenth century. The building which housed the synagogue can still be seen on Via Don Minzoni, 9. A Jewish cemetery was identified on the road to Mezzanotte, an excavation operation is ongoing.
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Via Don Minzoni, 9 61045 Pergola
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There are little remaining traces of the Jewish presence in Macerata. You can nevertheless visit the which contains archives mentioning the presence of a Jewish community in the city since 1287. houses a tombstone with an Hebrew inscription from 1553 and referring to the passing of Rabbi Avigdor. The tombstone was probably transferred here from the old Jewish cemetery of Cappuccini ...
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Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 62100 Macerata MC Tel +39 0733 232965 https://www.unimc.it/fr/services/bibliotheques
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Jews settled in Corridonia in 1436. The only remaining trace of this community is the ghetto entry gate located Via Antonio Mollari.
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Via Antonio Mollari 62014 Corridonia MC
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Sabbioneta is a special city: it was created in the sixteenth century by prince Vespasiano I Gonzaga Colonna according to the architectural principles of the Renaissance. In this “ideal city”, a Jewish ghetto was included. In 1551, Tobias Foa opened an Hebrew printing house in Sabbioneta. Although the community was described as “lively” in the nineteenth century, there ...
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Via Bernardino Campi, 1, 46018 Sabbioneta MN Tel +39 0375 221044 https://www.turismosabbioneta.org/it/
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Naples is known for Mount Vesuvius, the volcanic enthusiasm of its people, the pages of Elena Ferrante and more recently the films of the great director Paolo Sorrentino. The Neapolitan Jewish presence dates back to at least the first century, as mentioned in the texts of Flavius Joseph. As archaeological finds from 1908 attest, Jewish life in the 4th century was significant. Graves from this ...
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Via Cappella Vecchia 31 – Naples +39.081.7643480 http://www.napoliebraica.it/
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A Jewish community established itself in Soragna when Jews were expelled from Parma in 1555 and from Piacenza in 1570. In front of the city’s castle, one can find the oratory dating from 1584, since then transformed into a synagogue and Jewish museum. You’ll find there a great collection of crafted objects, as well as documents retracing Jewish life in this region since the ...
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Via Cavour, 43 – 43019 Soragna +39.0524.599399 http://www.museoebraicosoragna.net/
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A famous inspiration for Stendhal, Parma is a city with a wealth of cultural institutions: museums, theatres and concert halls. It was also the regional birthplace of Verdi, who is celebrated here every year at a festival. And, of course, Parma is also famous for all the culinary specialities that go with its name. History of Parma’s Jews The Jewish presence in Parma probably dates back ...
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Strada alla Pilotta, 3, 43100 Parma PR, Italie Tel + 39 0521 233617 beniculturali.it
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