At the end of the nineteenth century, an international conference took place sponsored by the Zionist Organisation that was dedicated to the problem of the future national language of the Jewish state. A heated debate was held and the question put to vote: Hebrew won out only by several votes over German to become the national language. As absurd as it might seem, the language of Goethe ...
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Belgium
The history of the Belgian Jews is similar to that of the Jews of western Europe generally, involving migrations and internal changes as the old communities came under the influence of other traditions.
The Jews came to what is now Belgium in the thirteenth century, settling at Arlon (Aarlen), Brussels, Hasselt, Jodoigne (Geldenaken), Zootleeuw (Leau), Leuven (Louvain), Mechelen (Malines), ...
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Mr. Visserplein 3, 1011 RD Amsterdam Tel : + 31 (0) 206245351 Portugees-Israëlietische Gemeente – Official Website of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam (esnoga.com)
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228 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 tel +353 1 453 4422
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The first mention of a Jew in Scotland is in the minutes of a meeting by the Edinburgh Council date 1 September 1665, and it relates to his request to be converted so that he can work in the city. Jewish communities in Scotland date from 1717 in Edinburgh and 1823 in Glasgow.
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There is no historical record of organised Jewish communities in the British Isles before the Norman invasion of 1066, when King William encouraged Jews -mainly merchants and craftsmen- to follow him. Those who did came mainly from France (Rouen) but also from Germany, Italy and Spain.
Plus d'infosDrancy Shoah Memorial
Avenue Jean Jaurès – Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, 93700 Drancy Tel : +33 1 42 77 44 72 Accueil
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