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Vila Cova à Coelheira
This village, located outside Vila Nova de Paiva, welcomes a small that is dedicated to the history of the presence of the Jewish community in the region. Located in an eighteenth-century building, the well-documented exhibition follows history through the eyes of the community. Go to the tourist office as you enter the village.
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Braganca
Bragança is a medieval hilltop town in northern Portugal, 22 kilometres from Spain. Although there seems to be no record of a Jewish presence in Bragança in the 12th century, the royal privileges of 1187 mention the penalties for attacking a Jew on arrival. In exchange for this royal protection, the community had to pay high taxes. During the reign of Alfonso IV (1325-1357), the city’s ...
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Úbeda
Located an hour drive from Jaen, Úbeda’s story is similar to the one of the Jewish community in Jaen. But since the accidental discovery of -maybe the most ancient synagogue in the country- the city became a not to be missed destination in Spain. The Synagogue of Water was discovered during building works carried out in several real estate properties located in the heart of the historic ...
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Synagogue of Water
Calle Roque Rojas, 2, 23400 Úbeda, Spain +44 953758150 https://www.andalucia.org/en/ubeda-cultural-tourism-sinagoga-del-agua
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Villardompardo palace
Plaza Sta. Luisa de Marillac, s/n, 23004 Jaén +34 953 24 80 68
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Jaen
The presence of a Jewish community in Jaen is first recorded in 612, when a king’s edict forbade Jews to own Christian slaves. If the Jewish population reached its peak during the seventh century, there were most probably Jews already during the Roman period. The geographer Abd al Nur Al-Himyari mentions during the ninth century a mikveh in Jaen, known as Isaac bath. The walls of the ...
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Romain Gary Statue
Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė, Vilnius, Lituanie
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Vilnius Center for Jewish Culture
Mėsinių gatvė 3a/5, Vilnius, Lituanie tel +370 609 15 132 http://www.jewishcenter.lt
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Vilnius Chabad
Šv. Kazimiero g. 12, Vilnius, 01126 Lithuania + 370 615 83814 https://fr.chabad.org/jewish-centers/117978/Vilnius/Synagogue/Chabad-Lubavitch-of-Lithuania
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Vilnius Ghetto map
Rūdninkų gatvė 18, Vilnius, Lituanie
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Izmir
It is unknown how far in the past a Jewish community existed in Izmir. When we speak of the Jews of Izmir, usually the Sephardic Jews who immigrated from Spain and Portugal between 1492 and 1497 come to mind. However, it has been proven that there was a Jewish settlement in Izmir as soon as the antique age. There is an evidence that a Jewish community existed in Izmir during the ...
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Ingwiller
The Jewish presence in Ingwiller seems to date from 1347, the date of an administrative document attesting to this. Under the regency of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, they enjoyed greater individual and economic freedom than many other towns in the region. The Jewish community grew throughout the 18th century, from 13 families in 1716 to 25 in 1766. The development of spiritual life ...
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Synagogue of Ingwiller
5 cour du Château, Ingwiller Ingwiller (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Hochfelden
The Jewish presence in Hochfelden seems to date from the 16th century. Built in 1841 and a historical monument since 1996, the of Hochfelden is a classic example of Alsatian synagogue architecture. It was preceded and even accompanied by another synagogue, built in the 17th century. Next to the synagogue was a mikveh, the former rabbi’s house and a Jewish school. The synagogue was ...
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Synagogue of Hochfelden
12 place du général Koenig, Hochfelden Hochfelden (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Haguenau
Haguenau is one of the oldest Jewish communities in Alsace. The Jews lived there almost without interruption since the Middle Ages, probably in the 12th century, and enjoyed the same freedoms as the other inhabitants, except for a few episodes, mainly of a more national scope, affecting all regions. The first synagogue was confiscated during the expulsion of 1349. Upon their return, the ...
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Synagogue of Haguenau
3, rue du Grand Rabbin Bloch, Haguenau Tel + 33 3 88 06 59 99 Synagogue | Office de Tourisme du Pays de Haguenau (visithaguenau.alsace)
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Ettendorf
The Jewish presence in the villages surrounding Haguenau seems to date at least from the 14th century. In Ettendorf in particular, two Jewish families are recorded in administrative documents in 1449. In the Middle Ages, Ettendorf was home to a large Jewish community and many scholars who came to study in its famous rabbinical school, sometimes with more than a hundred students. Ettendorf is ...
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Erstein
The Jews of Erstein were not allowed to settle in the city until 1850. Some were allowed to work there during the day, but had to return in the evening to the towns in the region that were more open to Jewish emancipation. The was inaugurated in 1882. It was destroyed in April 1941 by the Nazis, its contents auctioned off at that time. Of the 100 Jews living in Erstein in 1939, only 60 were ...
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Synagogue of Erstein
Rue du Vieux Marché, Erstein Découvrir – Patrimoine – Synagogue (Erstein) – Grand Ried en Alsace – Bas-Rhin
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Diemeringen
The Jewish presence in Diemeringen seems to date from the 17th century. Only 14 Jewish families lived there on the eve of the French Revolution. The community of Diemeringen was organized – synagogue, religious school and mikveh – around the rue des Juifs (today rue du Vin). The community grew mainly in the 19th century, reaching 139 people in 1870. The war, and then the rural ...
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Synagogue of Diemeringen
9 rue du Vin, 67430 Diemeringen, France Diemeringen (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Dambach-la-Ville
The Jewish community of Dambach-la-Ville dates back to the seventeenth century and so is the synagogue which was renovated in 1850. After the community disappeared, it was donated to the town in 1947 and transformed into a theatre. Renovation work, including the installation of an air conditioning system, led to the discovery in 2012 of a formidable treasure: a genizah (a ...
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Synagogue of Dambach-la-Ville
27 Rue de la Paix, Dambach-la-Ville, France Dambach (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Brumath
The first mention of a Jewish family in Brumath dates back to 1562. Documents from the end of the century mention the presence of a Jew named Susskind. In 1693, 4 Jewish families were registered in Brumath and, in 1766, their number rose to 9. The French Revolution gave Brumath, as in the rest of the country, access to citizenship for Jews. This allowed the Jewish community not only to settle ...
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Synagogue of Brumath
28 Rue du Général Rampont, Brumath Tel : + 33 6 09 90 23 59 http://judaisme.sdv.fr/synagog/basrhin/a-f/brumath/synagog.htm
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Benfeld
The Jewish presence in Benfeld dates back from the Roman Empire. During the Middle Ages, the community was lively and as important as the one in Strasbourg. The Jews were expelled from the city during the 1349 black plague, then drawn or burned on the same year during the Saint Valentin massacre. From this date, Benfeld was forbidden to Jews until the eighteenth century. The community ...
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Barr
Banned from the communes attached to the bishopric of Strasbourg until the French Revolution, the Jews made a timid return to the region afterwards. Of the 800 Jews present in the surrounding villages in 1784, there were none in the town of Barr. Nevertheless, the town gradually welcomed Jews, mainly from Zellwiller, allowing a community to take shape in the second half of the 19th century. ...
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Balbronn
The Jewish community of Balbronn is registered in the censuses of the city since 1665. Some medieval houses of the city center still bear the traces of mezuzot. is located 47-48 Balbach street, in what is commonly called “House of the Jews”. The house dates from 1638, although it started serving as a synagogue only in 1730. The prayer hall was on the ...
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