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Chartres

FranceCentre

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

FranceCentre

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

Estonia

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

Sweden

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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

FranceLorraine

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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Lorraine

France

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

SloveniaCentral and Northeast Slovenia

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

SloveniaItalian border and Istria

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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Toulon

FranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

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/

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Perpignan

FranceOccitanie

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 ...