The Jewish presence in Saint-Avold has been documented since the 15th century. A prior presence in not documented. A very small number of Jews were allowed to remain in the city in the 17th century, which didn’t prevent them from being victims during that century of several waves of expulsion. The wind of emancipation of the French Revolution allowed Jews to settle more permanently in ...
Plus d'infosContenus associés au mot-clé “heritage”
Thionville
The Jewish presence in Thionville probably dates from the 14th century. There seems to have been a Jewish cemetery in the following century. Very few families were granted the right to settle in the city before the end of the 18th century, deserting the surrounding small rural communities. 14 Jewish families lived in Thionville in 1795. A synagogue was built in 1805, rue de la Poterne. A ...
Plus d'infosMorhange
The Jewish presence is mentioned in Morhange at the end of the 17th century, apparently with the installation of the first Jewish family. In 1686, a complaint was filed by the inhabitants of the city against the presence of Jews, limiting their installation. They were forced to live mainly on a separate street. Most gradually left the city to settle in Metz. The French Revolution and the ...
Plus d'infosLunéville
The Jewish presence in Lunéville is mentioned at the end of the 15th century, shortly before the expulsion from Lorraine. Only two families were allowed to settle in the city at the beginning of the 18th century. And only sixteen lived there in 1785 when the was built by the architect Charles Augustin Piroux, the first to be built in the kingdom of France since the 13th century. An ...
Plus d'infosRue du Rabbin Elie Bloch
Rue Jurue
Verdun
The presence of Jews in Verdun was fleeting in the Middle Ages, often banned from settling there. Despite this, some Tossafist scholars of Verdun are references like Samuel Ben Hayim and Samuel Ben Yosef. Even in the 18th century attempts to settle Jews in the city for a long time met with little success and led to expulsions. The Jewish community was perpetuated at the time of the French ...
Plus d'infosMetz
The Jewish presence in Metz probably dates from the first centuries of the Common Era. Nevertheless, the first administrative certificates are listed in the 9th century. The first major local Jewish figure was Rabbi Gershom Ben Yehuda (960-1028), a symbol of the important place devoted to study in the region and who was nicknamed “Light of Exile”. Ben Yehuda was notably known for ...
Plus d'infosLorraine
The presence of Jews in Lorraine dates at least from the Carolingian period. In the Middle Ages, the main administrative documents found relating this presence were mainly linked to expulsions. In the cities of Metz, Verdun, Toul, Nancy, Lunéville, Sarreguemines … The first great Jewish figure being Gershom Ben Yehouda, who was born in Metz in 960. In the centuries that followed before ...
Plus d'infosPtuj
This charming little town situated above the Drava river was an important Roman military site which developed the town of Poetovium there. It was destroyed by the Huns in the 5th century and then rebuilt by the Slavs who settled there. The Jewish presence in the town of Ptuj, best known today for its vineyards, probably dates from the end of the 13th century. The Provincial Museum also ...
Plus d'infosAncient Street of the Jews
Triglavska ulica, Koper
Plus d'infosKoper
A very pretty little marina near the Italian border, Koper was ruled by Venice from 1278 to 1797. The imprint of this presence is still very visible architecturally on buildings in the city and its cathedral. The Jewish presence probably dates from the Venetian era. Dating back, it seems, to the end of the 14th century. A ghetto was established there at the beginning of the 16th century. The ...
Plus d'infosJewish Square Quarter
Trubarjeva ulica 27, 6330 Piran
Plus d'infosSynagogue CCTIV and Community Center
184 avenue Lazare Carnot, Toulon 04 94 92 61 05
Plus d'infosToulon
The Jewish presence in Toulon dates back to at least the 13th century, but little written material from the period has been found on the subject. A general assembly of citizens took place in 1285, which included the names of eleven Jews. As the Jewish population was small at the time, the city’s few Jews were not encouraged to live in a neighborhood and mostly lived in the central part ...
Plus d'infosRue du Docteur Fanton
Rue des Juifs
Perpignan
Founded in 1243 by King Jacques I, the Jewish quarter of Perpignan, nicknamed the Call, developed between the Place du Puig, the Saint-Jacques church and the Dominican convent, as indicated in the sepcial edition of the Midi Libre newspaper devoted to the Jews of Occitania. This recognition allowed the Jews settled in the city since at least the 12th century allowed a fairly free life. There ...
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Volos
Mouson 11, Volos 383 33
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Trikala
Seferi 2, Trikala 421 00
Plus d'infosTrikala
The Jewish presence in the city of Trikala seems to date from the Byzantine period. But there is not much documentation to confirm this presence. The arrival of Jews from Spain following the Inquisition, as well as Jews from Portugal, Hungary and Sicily, increased the number of members of the community. A large part of these Jews worked in the weaving of wool. In 1749, a fire ravaged the city ...
Plus d'infosLarissa
The Jewish presence in Larissa seems to date back to ancient times. Archaeological excavations indicate that this presence has probably been continuous for 1900 years. Following the Spanish Inquisition, Jews settled there. Among them are many scientists, philosophers and entrepreneurs. They thus participated in the development of the whole city. The community is known for its large number of ...
Plus d'infosChalkis
The great peculiarity of the Jewish community of Chalkis is that Jews lived there uninterrupted for over 2,500 years! Probably one of the few in Europe in this case. They settled mainly in the northeast of the fortress. 2000 years ago, Flavius Joseph already mentions the presence of Jews in the Greek city in his work. The same goes for the traveler Benjamin de Tudela twelve centuries later. ...
Plus d'infosPosquières-Vauvert
Four hundred Jews lived in Posquières in the 12th century, according to the Benjamin of Tudela’s travels. A city where, as the author recounts, a community very much invested in study and research was maintained. Like other towns in the region at the time. Benjamin of Tudela notes the presence of a Talmudic school run by Rabbi Abraham ben David. Which wouldn’t be just a local ...
Plus d'infosLunel
In his Book of Travels, Benjamin of Tudela mentions the Jewish community of Lunel. As well as the active study of texts by students and the spiritual leader Rabbi Meshoullam. According to Tudela, Meshoullam was surrounded by his five children during his activities. Children who later became rabbis: Joseph, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron and Asher. For this community of only 300 members, according to the ...
Plus d'infosLattes
Once a city and now a village, Michaël Iancu describes in his book Les Juifs de Montpellier et des terrains d’Oc the contribution of Lattes to the development of Montpellier in the Middle Ages and its importance in the region’s Jewish cultural and intellectual heritage. The surname “de Lattes” was frequent at the time among the Jews and probably carried because of ...
Plus d'infosCyprus
The Jewish presence in Cyprus probably dates from the 3rd century BC, during the Roman conquest of the island. There seems to have been at least three synagogues, in Lapethos, Golgoi and Constantia-Galamine. The Jews took part in the revolt against Rome led by Artemion in 117 and were driven from the island by the Romans as a punishment. The Jews settled there over time, as Benjamin de Tudela ...
Plus d'infosGibraltar
The Jewish presence in Gibraltar seems to date back to the 14th century. A historical document from 1356 refers to an attempt by the Jewish community to free prisoners held by pirates. During the Inquisition of 1492, many Jews fled to North Africa via Gibraltar. When, following the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713, the island came under British rule, Jews were allowed to resettle there. During the ...
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 ...
Plus d'infosBeth Chabad
17 rue Alsace Lorraine, 31000 Toulouse Tel 05 61 21 27 87
Plus d'infos