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Orléans
Unlike the majority of other cities in the region, the Jewish presence is attested in Orléans from the 6th century. In 585, the Orléans Jews participated in the welcoming ceremony in homage to ...
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Chartres
The Jewish presence in Chartres seems to date from the 12th century, documents attest to it for 1130. Places still mark this presence, such as the . The old synagogue would have been ...
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Blois
The Jewish presence in Blois seems to date from the end of the 10th century. But the city was infamous for the first anti-Semitic charge of ritual murder in 1171. About 40 Jews lived there then. ...
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Tartu
Like the city of Tallinn, the Jewish community of Tartu was founded mainly by retired Russian soldiers, previously stationed in the city. Thus, the former soldiers of Nicholas built a synagogue ...
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Norrköping
At the end of the 18th century, with the emancipation of the Jews in the country, the city of Norrköping, like Goteborg and Stockholm, hosted its first synagogue, built by Jacob Marcus. Another ...
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Sarreguemines
The Jewish presence in Sarreguemines seems to date from the 13th century. However, the sustainability of this installation will only take place with the wind of emancipation of the French ...
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Sarrebourg
Forbidden to stay following pressure from local merchants, the first Jews to settle in Sarrebourg did so after the French Revolution and national emancipation. The first birth of a Jew in ...
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Epinal
The Jewish presence in Epinal seems to date from the 18th century, following the arrival of merchants from Alsace. But only one Jew was recorded in the city in 1771. The wind of emancipation of ...
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Metzervisse
The Jewish presence in the city and in the area probably dates from the 9th century. But it persisted much later, in a more structured way, in the 16th century. The following century, we find ...
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Forbach
The Jewish presence in Forbach seems to date from the 17th century. Very few people were affected until the middle of the 18th century. An oratory was installed in 1733 and a small Jewish quarter ...
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Saint-Avold
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 ...
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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 ...
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Morhange
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 ...
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Lunéville
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 ...
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Rue Jurue
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Lorraine
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. ...
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Ptuj
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 ...
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Koper
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 ...
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ACIT Synagogue and Talmud Thora
1 rue Suzanne, Toulon Tel : +33 (0)4 94 92 05 36 ACIT TOULON – CIM
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Synagogue CCTIV and Community Center
184 avenue Lazare Carnot, Toulon Tel : + 33 (0)4 94 92 61 05 CCITV TOULON – CIM
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Toulon
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 ...
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Tourism office of Tarascon
Le Panoramique, Avenue de la République, 13150 Tarascon +33 (0) 4 90 91 03 52 http://www.tarascon.fr/