A relatively new town for the region, Urbania was built under the name of Casteldurante in the Middle Ages and then adopted its present name in memory of Pope Urban VIII. Documents dating from 1437 attest to the Jewish presence in the town. Although the Jews were initially forced to work as pawnbrokers, they soon diversified. Some opted for those related to trade or and others to weaving and ...
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San Severino
San Severino is a Roman town, with architectural traces of the different periods, especially the medieval and Renaissance ones. Administrative documents attest to a Jewish presence dating back to at least the 13th century. The Fonte dei Giudei, literally “the fountain of the Jews”, built in 1295, is a sign of this antiquity. It has since been renamed Fonte del Casale. From the ...
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Recanati is best known for being the birthplace of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, whose name is also very present on the monuments. In particular, Piazza Leopardi with its monument to the poet. The first documents attesting to a Jewish presence in the city date from 1336 and 1343. The names of Jews who practised the profession of pawnbroker seem, according to these same documents, to have joined ...
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The city of Osimo is a strategically important place and has been the victim of numerous conquests by regional powers over the years. This is evidenced by the very old buildings, churches and imposing palaces. The oldest written evidence of the Jewish presence in Osimo is a document from 1302, which describes their life in the city. At that time they lived mainly in the San Gregorio district. ...
Plus d'infosMonterubbiano
The town of Monterubbiano is situated at a high altitude and is very old, predating the Roman period. The medieval part of the town is still significant, as evidenced by its buildings, numerous churches and its archaeological museum. The Jewish presence in Monterubbiano dates back to at least the 13th century. In contrast to the limited professional situation of their co-religionists in many ...
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A medieval town, Mondolfo was famous for its castle built by the architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini, which was destroyed in the 19th century. The town was also an important economic and cultural centre over the centuries. The fire that destroyed the municipal archives in 1517 makes it impossible to know exactly when the Jewish presence in Mondolfo began. A commercial transaction between ...
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Mondavio is a very old town and was the main town of the diocese of Fano in the 14th century. Its castle, built at the end of the 15th century, testifies to Mondavio’s important place in regional civil affairs as well. The first mention of the Jewish presence dates from 1349. Two Jewish names appear in the Libro dei Nobili e degli uomini d’entrata, a sort of mixture of Who’s ...
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Jesi is an ancient Roman city, known for its medieval walled old town. Its squares, churches and other buildings bear witness to the passage of time. The Jewish presence is mentioned in documents from 1431. A certain Benedetto and the Vivanti family were important figures in Jesi’s financial life, as Jews were initially restricted to these professions. In 1459, Jewish residents ...
Plus d'infosFermo
Fermo is a very old city, built in pre-Roman times, probably 3000 years ago. Its many palaces, cultural and religious sites still bear witness to this antiquity. The first document mentioning the Jewish presence dates from 1229, indicating the appointment of Jacobus Judei to the first municipal council. The famous Italian poet Immanuel da Roma (1261-1328), nicknamed Manoello, lived in Fermo ...
Plus d'infosCastelleone di Suasa
Castelleone di Suasa, a very old town built on a hill with a Roman amphitheatre and many places of interest to archaeologists, welcomed Jews at the beginning of the 17th century. The main purpose was to take part exclusively in the financial activities forbidden by the religious authorities to non-Jews. In 1738, the Jewish population consisted of thirty-five families living in the vicinity of ...
Plus d'infosCagli
Cagli is also known for its theatre and, above all, its ancient printing works, one of the oldest in Italy, dating from 1475. The Jewish presence in Cagli dates back to the 14th century, as a document from 1400 attests. They participated in the commercial development of the wool and leather industry, with Salomone di Sabato being particularly prominent in this. A synagogue seems to have been ...
Plus d'infosAscoli Piceno
The town still has many buildings showing architectural influences from many periods: Roman, medieval, renaissance, modern… The Jewish presence in Ascoli Piceno is attested since 1297 when three Jews were allowed to settle there, as part of a consortium of twenty-two financiers. Documents seem to indicate that in the 14th century the Jews were not confined to certain areas. Professional ...
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The Jewish presence in Linz dates at least from the 13th century. As for the mention of a synagogue, it dates from 1335. Nevertheless, until the end of the 15th century, their situation was rather precarious, being the victims of antisemitic campaigns and leading to an expulsion in 1421 and the transformation of the synagogue into a church five years later. Until the end of the 18th century, ...
Plus d'infosAncient synagogue of Vidin
Видинската синагога, ul. “Baba Vida” 29, 3703 g.k. Georgi Benkovski, Vidin
Plus d'infosPérigueux
The Jewish presence in Périgueux seems to date back at least to the 13th century, since Jews were expelled in 1302. This is evidenced by the Ancienne Juiverie, known as rue Judaïque, located behind the Museum of Périgord. The contemporary Jewish presence in Périgord is mainly the result of the settlement of Alsatian Jews in the town at the beginning of the Second World War. A community centre ...
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The Jewish presence in Libourne seems to date at least from the 16th century, and was authenticated when the existence of a prayer room was mentioned in the rue de Périgueux in the 18th century. Nevertheless, the place of worship where the Jews met in the following century was in a house in the rue Lamothe. In 1840, the Jewish population of Libourne was estimated at 77 out of a total ...
Plus d'infosPeyrehorade
The town of Peyrehorade welcomed Marranos in the 16th century. Following the acquisition of land in 1628 from the Lords of Aspremont for a , these descendants of Portuguese merchants settled in a community. However, following the expulsion of 1648, many families left Peyrehorade and by the end of the century there were only about fifteen Jewish families left. However, this number increased ...
Plus d'infosLimoges
The presence of Limoges Jews seems to date back at least to the 10th century when persecutions are mentioned in texts from that period, including those of the author Adhémar de Chabannes. Among the Jewish personalities of the Middle Ages, Rabbi Isaac of Limoges. Many Alsatian Jews found refuge in Limoges during the war. The contemporary Jewish community was formed after the war and reached a ...
Plus d'infosBidache
The Jewish presence in Bidache seems to date from the 17th century with the arrival of Marranos from Spain and Portugal. They benefited from the protection of the Duke of Gramont. Although there was no significant Jewish presence after the Revolution, there is still a outside the town in Aquitaine. Built in the 1660s, it is located on the Route du Port. It contains about a hundred graves ...
Plus d'infosAngoulême
The Jewish presence in Angoulême dates from at least the 13th century. A letter from the Pope in 1236 to the bishop of Angoulême attests to the violence suffered by the Jews during the Crusades. The old synagogue was located near the Place Marengo and the Jewish cemetery between the abbey and the city walls. Rue Raymond-Audour used to be called Rue des Juifs, a place where many Jews seemed ...
Plus d'infosVevey
The Jewish community of Vevey was founded in 1904, thanks to the support of the former German consul Noelting. This man donated objects of worship and funds for the purchase of land which in 1908 became the in La Tour-de-Peilz. A cemetery with 400 graves. The Hôtel d’Angleterre houses a synagogue, a school and a meeting room. The hotel was demolished in 1946. For the next eight years, ...
Plus d'infosLucerne
The Jewish presence in Lucerne probably dates from the 13th century. During the Middle Ages, as in many other towns in the region, the situation of the Jews varied between welcome, persecution and expulsion, depending on the power in place. In the wave of major expulsions which took place between the end of the 14th and the end of the 15th century, the Lucerne Jews were expelled in 1384. At ...
Plus d'infosFribourg
The Jewish presence in Fribourg probably dates from the 13th century. Jews were present in the Fribourg region, whether in Murten, Châtel-Saint-Denis or Romont. During the Middle Ages, as in many other towns in the region, the situation of the Jews varied between welcome, persecution and expulsion, depending on the power in place. In the wave of great expulsions that took place between the ...
Plus d'infosEastern Paris
The East was home to both the city’s underprivileged social classes, victims of gentrification in other districts, and refugees from the continental conflicts of the 20th century: Armenians, Greeks and Jews. Between the 3rd, 11th and 19th centuries, the garment and shoe manufacturing industries developed, where many of these migrants were employed. Before the war, Paris had 50,000 Jews ...
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