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Located about forty kilometers from Chisinau, Orhei is best known by tourist guides for its troglodyte monastery, located on the outskirts of the city, in Orhei Vechi, very interesting to visit. It is also considered one of the major tourist spots in Moldova. The city also has a rich Jewish past, many traces of which remain today. As you exit Chisinau on the Orhei Road, ask to stop at the ...
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At the start of the twentieth century, Kishinev had more than seventy synagogues and about twenty yeshivot. Unlike many other cities in the Russian Empire, the Jews of Kishinev did not live in a ghetto, except during the dark years of the Holocaust. While the working-class suburbs of the lower town concentrated the bulk of the Jewish population, some had also taken up residence in the upper, ...
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Landlocked between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova has enjoyed a turbulent history over the past two centuries. Following the Bucharest Treaty of 1812 putting an end to the conflict between it and Constantinople, St. Petersburg annexed the eastern part of the Principality of Moldavia, under Ottoman suzerainty, and named it Bessarabia. Bessarabia, then overwhelmingly made up of Romanian-speaking ...
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Kavo Greko 11, Ayia Napa 5330 Tel : 96635762 / 96640980 https://www.chabadcyprus.com/
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Otelou, Paphos Tel: +357 99981770 https://www.chabadcyprus.com/
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Ayias Elenis, Engomi, Nicosia Tel : +357 22 313393 https://www.chabadcyprus.com/
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Porfyriou Dikaiou 5, 3095 Limassol Tel: +357 25363770 https://www.chabadcyprus.com/
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Apollodorou 4, 6020 Larnaca Tel: 357-24-668 753 https://www.chabadcyprus.com/
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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 ...
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Triq tal-Lhud, Birgu
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Pieta, Malta
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Il-Marsa, Malta
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Ir-Rinella, Il-Kalkara, Malta Tel : + 356 2166 5500
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St. Agatha Street, Rabat, Malta Tel +356 2145 4562 St Paul’s Catacombs – Heritage Malta
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83 Gorg Borg Olivier street, San Julian, Malta Telephone:356-27593527 https://www.jewishmalta.com/
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It seems that the Jewish presence on the island of Malta dates back more than 3000 years! Sailors descended from the tribes of Zevouloun and Asher accompanied Phoenician sailors. An ancient union between Jews and Phoenicians, which prospered and grew stronger over the centuries. Traces of this link can be found in particular on the island of Gozo in the north-west of Malta, where sailors ...
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Devil’s Tower Rd, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
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Ancien cimetière juif de Gibraltar Windmill Hill, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
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19 Parliament Ln, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar Tel : + 350 200 77789
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14 Bomb House Ln, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar Tel : + 350 200 76477
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89 Irish Town, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar Tel : + 350 584 46000
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47 Engineer Ln, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar Tel : + 350 200 74030
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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 ...
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While Jews have lived in Albania for centuries, there is little physical evidence of their presence in Berat, Sarande, Tirana and Vlore. A good reason to visit Albania, however, might be to pay homage to besa, the Albanian code of honor and hospitality. Through this practice, Muslims and Christians risked their lives during World War II to save the local Jewish population, as well as hundreds ...
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Maksymovycha St, 24, Vinnytsia, Vinnyts’ka oblast, Ukraine, 21000
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The Norman city is mainly known for its port, the second most important in France after Marseille. A port immortalized in Le Quai des Brumes by Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert, with Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Brasseur and Michel Simon. The community had existed since at least the 1920s, with the arrival of Tunisian Jews after the First World War. Previously there was a presence of ...
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At the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine, Rennes was an important city in the Middle Ages. Today known for its large student population and as a very prosperous city appreciated by tourists for its many monuments, such as its magnificent theater. During the 1808 census, only the presence of 11 Jews was counted in the department. The resettlement of the Jews from Rennes took place in the ...
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A student city with magnificent museums, notably around the incomparable Stanislas Square, Nancy is one of the jewels of Lorraine, paying tribute to different periods of classical and modern art. The Jewish presence in Nancy appears to date back to the Middle Ages, as evidenced by their expulsion in 1176. The Duke of Lorraine encouraged the arrival of Jews in the early 13th century. He ...
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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 Lorraine were authorized by the Count of Baudouin to settle in the North, in the towns of Hautmont, Bavai and Cambrai. Like other Jewish communities in the region, Jews were expelled from the Kingdom in ...
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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 Foussemagne is older. The emancipation of the Jews of France with the spirit and authority of the French Revolution facilitates their installation. Thus, from 1791, they mainly lived in the old town. ...
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