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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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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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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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Perpignan
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 ...
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National Library of Finland
Unioninkatu 36, 00170 Helsinki Tel : + 358 2941 23196 https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en
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Posquières-Vauvert
Four hundred Jews lived in Posquières in the 12th century, according to the Benjamin of Tudela’s travels. A city where, as the author recounts, a community very much invested in study and ...
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Lunel
In his Book of Travels, Benjamin of Tudela mentions the Jewish community of Lunel. As well as the active study of texts by students and the spiritual leader Rabbi Meshoullam. According to Tudela, ...
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Lattes
Once a city and now a village, Michaël Iancu describes in his book Les Juifs de Montpellier et des terrains d’Oc the contribution of Lattes to the development of Montpellier in the Middle ...
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Chabad Limassol
Porfyriou Dikaiou 5, 3095 Limassol Tel: +357 25363770 https://www.chabadcyprus.com/
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Malta
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 ...
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Ancient Jewish cemetery of Gibraltar
Ancien cimetière juif de Gibraltar Windmill Hill, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar
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Dundee
The presence of Jews in the city of Dundee dates back to the middle of the 19th century when fabric merchants from Hamburg came to do some shopping in the city. Some settled there and quickly ...
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Jewish Liberal Association of Toulouse
4 rue des Feuillants, 31300 Toulouse Tel : 05 61 61 57 56 https://ajlt.com/
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Aberdeen
This pretty harbor in the north-east of Edinburgh welcomed Jews in 1665 who boarded an eastbound boat to join the controversial figure Shabbetai Zvi. This presence is attested by letters sent ...
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Nottingham
In the 13th century, the Jewish community of Nottingham was one of the 27 recognized by the Kingdom. It suffered a violent attack in 1264 during the Barons’ War, then was a victim like ...
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Bristol
Jews accompanied the conquests of the aptly named William the Conqueror in the 11th century. They settled in Bristol during her son’s reign. The city became one of the main centers of ...
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Gateshead
The presence of Jews in this industrial city in northern England is relatively recent. At the end of the 19th century, Zachariah Bern from Newcastle-upon-Tyne created the impetus for the ...
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Cambridge
The first administrative traces of the presence of Jews in Cambridge seems to date from the 13th century. About fifty Jewish families are recorded in documents between 1224 and 1240. In 1275, the ...
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Birmingham
Around 1730, the first Jews settled in the city of Birmingham. The city’s first glass kiln was built by Meyer Oppenheim around 1760. A synagogue was established in the 1780s in the Froggery ...
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Brest
During the 1808 census, only the presence of 34 Jews was counted in the department. In 1816, Simon and Michel Lipman, merchants, asked for the possibility of obtaining a Jewish cemetery in Brest. ...
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Rennes
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 ...