The 8th edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage in the Alpes Maritimes begins this year with a guided tour of Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villa Kerylos and Beaulieu, by Audrey Alcabes, guide at the Shoah Memorial. Meeting with Régine Bessis, president of the JECPJAM. Jguideeurope: How did the organization of the European Days of Jewish Culture ...
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Centre Edmond J. Safra of Rennes
5, Allée du Mont Dol – La Héronnière, 35000 Rennes Tél : 07 69 97 05 89
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5 impasse Copernic, 44004 Nantes Tél : 02 40 73 48 92
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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. Simon’s house was used as an oratory for the community of Brest. 50 years later, there are 59 Jews in Brest. At that time, a letter from the sub-prefecture mentioned the existence of an ...
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During the 1808 census, only the presence of 11 Jews was counted in the department. The resettlement of the Jews from Rennes took place in the middle of the 19th century. In 1851, there were thus 8 Jews in the city, including 7 soldiers in garrisons based in the city and 1 Jew from Germany living in Rennes. In 1872, the figure increased slightly to 28. Among them, 8 soldiers, including the ...
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Rue Buhen, nicknamed the “rue des juifs” near the Qui qui en grogne tower, leads to what is now Place Chateaubriand. As early as the 16th century, we find traces of a Jewish presence. Mainly families of craftsmen and traders. The great writer Chateaubriand indicates in Mémoires d’Outre-Tombe that he was born in “this dark and narrow street of Saint-Malo called the rue des ...
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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 establishment in Brittany is however attested in the 13th century, in Rennes, Fougères and, above all, in Nantes. The anti-Judaism which marks the crusades ends after a period of looting and murder, in their ...
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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 are victims of looting and murder. Following the banishment of the Jews from Brittany ordered in Ploermel on April 10, 1240, it was not until the end of the 15th century to see the return of the Jews. ...
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Montbéliard
21-1 Rue de la Synagogue, 25200 Montbéliard
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38 Rue Paul Séramy, 77300 Fontainebleau Tél : 01 64 22 68 48 info@acifa.org
Plus d'infosJules Isaac Cultural Center of Clermont-Ferrand
20 rue des Quatre Passeports, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand Tél : 04 73 35 82 72
Plus d'infosMontbéliard
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 of a court painter, Solomon the Jew, in the 16th century. In the spirit of the French Revolution and the emancipation of Jews from France, Jews, mainly from Alsatian families, are settling in the ...
Plus d'infosClermont-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 Bordeaux, inaugurated the Clermont-Ferrand synagogue on March 20, 1862. The on rue des Quatre-Passeports was built in a private house by local architect François-Louis Jarrier. This is thanks to a ...
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Nancy
2 avenue de Boufflers, Préville
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55 rue des Ponts, 54000 Nancy Tel : 03 83 35 26 97
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17 Boulevard Joffre, 54000 Nancy Tel : 03 83 32 10 67
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Lille
5 Rue Auguste Angellier, 59000 Lille Tel : 03 20 52 41 59
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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 Lorraine were authorized by the Count of Baudouin to settle in the North, in the towns of Hautmont, Bavai and Cambrai. Like other Jewish communities in the region, Jews were expelled from the Kingdom in ...
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Biarritz
3 rue Pellot, 64200 Biarritz Tel : 05 59 55 03 95
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Belfort
6 Rue de l’As de Carreau, 90000 Belfort
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15 rue de la Halle, Toul
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Versailles
10 Rue Albert Joly, 78000 Versailles Tél. : 01 39 07 19 19
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The Jewish presence in Versailles dates back to the 18th century, when Jewish merchants from Comtat and Alsace settled there. The religious ceremonies of this small community are celebrated at the home of the officiating minister. Thanks to the arrival of Jews from Paris but also from Alsace, Lorraine and Germany, the community grew, mainly after 1870. It was then that the project of a large ...
Plus d'infosToul
A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th century, around 100 Jewish families were authorized by Duke Leopold to stay. Léon Cohen, an important figure in local Jewish life, would take part a century later in the General Assembly convened by ...
Plus d'infosBiarritz
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. However, the transformation of the fishing town into a renowned summer and spa destination will be a game-changer. The community of Biarritz really took shape at the end of the 19th century, following a ...
Plus d'infosBelfort
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 Foussemagne is older. The emancipation of the Jews of France with the spirit and authority of the French Revolution facilitates their installation. Thus, from 1791, they mainly lived in the old town. ...
Plus d'infosBar Yohai Synagogue of Grenoble
4, rue des Bains – 38000 Grenoble Tél. : 04 76 46 15 14
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11, rue André Maginot – 38000 Grenoble Tél. : 04 76 87 02 80
Plus d'infosNeveh Chalom Synagogue
317 Rue Duguesclin – 69007 LYON Tél. : 04 78 58 18 74 www.nevehchalom.fr
Plus d'infosMaison de la Culture Yiddish – Medem Library
29 Rue du Château d’Eau, 75010 Paris Tél : 01 47 00 14 00
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