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Brittany

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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 ...

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Nantes

FranceBrittany

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 ...

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Synagogue of Fontainebleau

38 Rue Paul Séramy, 77300 Fontainebleau Tel +33 (0) 6 76 41 84 67 Acifa, Synagogue de Fontainbleau | Fontainebleau-Avon

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Montbéliard

FranceBourgogne-Franche-Comté

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 ...

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Clermont-Ferrand

FranceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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 ...

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Synagogue of Lille

5 Rue Auguste Angellier, 59000 Lille Tel : 03 20 52 41 59 Lille – JudaismeNord.com

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Lille

FranceHauts-de-France

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 ...

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Synagogue of Biarritz

3 rue Pellot, 64200 Biarritz Tel : 05 59 55 03 95 ACIBB – Synagogue de Biarritz

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Synagogue of Versailles

10 Rue Albert Joly, 78000 Versailles Tél. : 01 39 07 19 19 https://www.synagogueversailles.com/

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Versailles

FranceCities near Paris

‘Apart from Versailles, I didn’t know you could talk about views’, declared Jean Gabin in the movie The Gentleman of Epsom. Versailles is indeed immortalised by its history, its kings and ...

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Toul

FranceLorraine

A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as the tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th ...

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Biarritz

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

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. ...

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Belfort

FranceBourgogne-Franche-Comté

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 ...

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Bar Yohai Synagogue of Grenoble

4, rue des Bains – 38000 Grenoble Tél. : 04 76 46 15 14 Grenoble – Consistoire Régional de Lyon (consistoireregionaldelyon.org)

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Maison de la Culture Yiddish – Medem Library

29 Rue du Château d’Eau, 75010 Paris Tel: +33 1 47 00 14 00 Maison de la culture yiddish | Le plus grand centre européen d’enseignement et de diffusion de la culture yiddish

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Synagogue of Nazareth

15 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris Tél : 01 42 78 00 30 Synagogue Nazareth – Synagogue consistorial

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Place de la République

FranceParis

Around the Place de la République, you will find one of the oldest places in Paris attesting to the Jewish cultural heritage of Paris: the synagogue of Nazareth. But also very active cultural ...

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Synagogue of Neuilly

12 Rue Ancelle, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine Tél : 01 47 47 78 76 www.synaneuilly.com