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Daugavpils

Latvia

A Jewish community was established in the 1750s, with many people working as artisans. The Jewish population rapidly evolved in the 19th century, numbering 1,559 in 1815 and 2,918 in 1847. The ...

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Wroclaw

Poland

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 ...

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Arad

RomaniaTransylvania

Jews settled in Arad in the early eighteenth century, reaching the number of 10,000 before the Second World War. In the nineteenth century, this city was one of the hearts of Reform Judaism, ...

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Gori

GeorgiaTbilisi and its surroundings

Not far from Tbilisi, about 90 kilometers away, is the town of Gori, the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, to whom a museum is dedicated. The marshroutka is the most economical way: departure every 20 ...

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Oni

GeorgiaNorth of Georgia

In the north of the country, the city of Oni, about 200 kilometers from Tbilisi, is home to a wonderful in excellent condition, located on Baazovi Street. Built in the 1890s according to the ...

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Azores islands

Portugal

In 1815, North African Jews whose ancestors had been expelled from Spain came to the Azores. The island was duty-free and allowed them to import and resell to local businesses. In 1820, the ...

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Vinnytsa

UkraineFrom Kiev to the Black Sea

The terrifying war against Ukraine changes, of course, the function of these pages devoted to the Jewish cultural heritage of that country. Many of the places mentioned were razed to the ground ...

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Ettendorf

FranceAlsace

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 ...

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Diemeringen

FranceAlsace

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 – ...

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Brumath

FranceAlsace

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 ...

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Macerata

ItalyThe Marches

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 ...