Few Jews have inhabited Albania through the centuries, but as noted in the country’s overview page, it is the only European country that sharply increased its Jewish population during WWII thanks to the courageous welcome of refugees coming from surrounding regions. In 1939, for example, around 100 Jewish families settled there, two-thirds of them in Tirana. Later that year, around 100 ...
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Vlore
The large city of Vlore was the center of Albanian Jewish life in modern times, although little remains of it today. Near the of the city is the . A plaque on one of the buildings pays homage to the Jewish inhabitants of Vlore. An adjoining plaque indicates that the Rue des Juifs is “protected by the state”. Then head to the . Adjacent to the building, you will notice a ...
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Sarande, a charming seaside resort in southern Albania, is located on a bay lined with beaches and a promenade. In the center are the archaeological remains of a 5th-century synagogue, as well as more recent ones from an early Christian basilica. Complex mosaic floors remain. The 16th century Lëkurësi Castle is perched on top of a hill above the town. Discovered in the 1980s, then excavated ...
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The old town of Berat is a World Heritage Site, known as the “City of a Thousand Windows”. Indeed, the white houses of the city and their windows framed in dark wood seem to be superimposed on each other. Perpendicular to , you will find the Jewish Street. But above all, you will find in Berat the only Jewish Museum in Albania. The was created in 2018 by Simon Vrusho. This enthusiast ...
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While Jews have lived in Albania for centuries, there is little physical evidence of their presence. A good reason to visit Albania, however, might be to pay homage to besa, the Albanian code of honor and hospitality. Through this practice, Muslims and Christians risked their lives during World War II to save the local Jewish population, as well as hundreds of refugees from neighboring ...
Plus d'infosDundee
The presence of Jews in the city of Dundee dates back to the middle of the 19th century when fabric merchants from Hamburg came to do some shopping in the city. Some settled there and quickly assimilated into the population. Dundee’s first synagogue was built in 1878 at Murraygate. The Jewish Year Book of 1901 lists 127 Jews in Dundee. The synagogue moved to Meadow Street in 1920 thanks ...
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This pretty harbor in the north-east of Edinburgh welcomed Jews in 1665, boarded an eastbound boat to join the controversial figure Shabbetai Zvi. This presence is attested by letters sent from Aberdeen. The city was distinguished by its welcome thanks to the Marischal University, which was one of the first in Britain to allow Jewish students not to be mere free listeners but to have access ...
Plus d'infosNottingham
In the 13th century, the Jewish community of Nottingham was one of the 27 recognized by the Kingdom. It suffered a violent attack in 1264 during the Barons’ War, then was a victim like other English Jewish communities of the Edict of expulsion of 1290. From the resettlement of the Jews in England in the middle of the 17th century until the beginning of the 19th few Jews lived in ...
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Jews accompanied the conquests of the aptly named William the Conqueror in the 11th century. They settled in Bristol during her son’s reign. The city became one of the main centers of medieval Jewish life in England. Yet their fate in the port city of Bristol was far from a picnic in the 13th century. All Jewish heads of household were sent to Bristol prisons in 1210 and forced to pay a ...
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The presence of Jews in this industrial city in northern England is relatively recent. At the end of the 19th century, Zachariah Bern from Newcastle-upon-Tyne created the impetus for the establishment of a community in Gateshead. In 1929, his son-in-law, Moshe David Freed, along with other students such as David Dryan and David Baddiel, established a in the city. Under the direction of ...
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The first administrative traces of the presence of Jews in the city of Cambridge seem to date from the 13th century. About fifty Jewish families are recorded in documents between 1224 and 1240. In 1275, the Jews were expelled from Cambridge and the rest of the region under the tutelage of Eleonore de Provence, mother of Edward I. The latter expelled the Jews of the Kingdom by the Edict of ...
Plus d'infosBrandwood End Cemetery
Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6EQ. Tel: +44 121 643 0884
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The Ridgeway, College Road, Erdington, Birmingham Tel: + 44 121 643 0884
Plus d'infosSolihull Synagogue
3 Monastery Drive, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 1DW Tel: + 44 121 706 8736 www.solihullshul.org
Plus d'infosBirmingham Progressive Synagogue
Roseland Way, Bishopgate Street, Birmingham, B15 1HD Tel: + 44 121 634 3888 www.bpsjudaism.com
Plus d'infosBirmingham Hebrew Congegration (BHC) Singers Hill
Blucher Street, Birmingham B1 1H Tel: + 44 121 643 0884
Plus d'infosBirmingham Central Synagogue
4 Speedwell Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7PR Tel: + 44 121 440 4044 www.centralshul.com
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Nancy
2 avenue de Boufflers, Préville
Plus d'infosCemetery of Ettelbruck
rue du Cimetière, Ettelbruck
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Bellevue
10 rue des Cerisiers, Limpertsberg
Plus d'infosAncient Jewish cemetery of Clausen
52 rue Jules Wilhelm, Luxembourg
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Trieste
4 via della Pace, Trieste
Plus d'infosJewish Cemetery of Nice
Allée François Aragon, 06300 Nice
Plus d'infosAncient cemetery of the Portuguese Jews
Cours de la Marne, Bordeaux
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176 cours de l’Yser, Bordeaux For visits, contact the Consistoire of Bordeaux : +33 5 56 91 79 39
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Turin
Corso Regio Parco 80, 10154 Torino Open from Tuesday to Friday and Sunday http://www.cimiteritorino.it/i-cimiteri/cimitero-monumentale/ For guided tours: https://torinoebraica.it/turismo/?lang=en
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Vestre
Vestre Kirkegårds Allé 15, 2450 Copenhagen Tel : + 45 33 66 91 00
Plus d'infosMosaisk Nordre Begravelsesplads
Guldbergsgade 8, 2200 Copenhagen + 45 33 11 22 18
Plus d'infosDaugavpils
A Jewish Community was established in the 1750s, with many persons working as artisans. The Jewish population rapidly Evolved in the 19th century, numbering 1559 in 1815 and 2918 in 1847. The development of railroads and different industries such as grain and timber encouraged the growing of the city. In 1898, the number of Jews working as artisans in Daugavpils grew to 5000. Jobs became more ...
Plus d'infosWroclaw
The oldest Jewish tombstone found in Wroclaw (Breslau) dates back to 1203, indicating that by then Wroclaw was home to a permanent Jewish community. In 1290, Wroclaw had the second largest Jewish community in East Central Europe, after Prague. The Jews of the city worked primarily as moneylenders and traders; a smaller minority worked as artisans. During the 14th century, however, the Jews of ...
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