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Saint-Malo
, nicknamed the “rue des juifs” near the Qui qu’i ‘en grogne tower, leads to what is now Place Chateaubriand. As early as the 16th century, we find traces of a Jewish ...
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Nantes
Land near the ramparts of Nantes was sold by Guillaume to Théodore, a Jew from Rennes, and to the Jews of Nantes to establish a cemetery. Nevertheless, five years later, the Jews of the region ...
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Montbéliard
The presence of Jews in Montbéliard and in the region seems to date back to the 13th century. The expulsions will cause the departure of the Jews from the territory. There is a trace of a mention ...
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Fontainebleau
It seems that the presence in Seine-et-Marne dates from the Middle Ages. Among the towns where they settled are Meaux, Lagny, Provins, Melun, Livry-sur-Seine, Bray-sur-Seine, Foljuif, Nemours, ...
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Clermont-Ferrand
The official formation of a community in Clermont-Ferrand dates back to 1808, when Israel Waël, who then headed it, donated a garden to establish a Jewish cemetery. David Marx, the Chief Rabbi of ...
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Lille
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 ...
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Versailles
‘Apart from Versailles, I didn’t know you could talk about views’, declared Jean Gabin in the movie The Gentleman of Epsom. Versailles is indeed immortalised by its history, its kings and ...
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Toul
A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as the tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th ...
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Biarritz
The Jewish presence in Biarritz was very weak until the end of the 19th century. The Jews present are mainly attached to Bayonne for the celebrations of religious festivals and ceremonies. ...
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Belfort
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 ...
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La Varenne Saint-Hilaire
Constructed in 1935, the was built following the installation of Parisian Jews in this pleasant suburb crossed by La Marne. Eminent rabbis such as Jacob Kaplan, Jean Kling, Meyer Jaïs and Jacob ...
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Neuilly-sur-Seine
Jews living in Neuilly since the mid-19th century organized a small oratory on rue Louis-Philippe in 1869. 140 Jews were identified in the community in 1872. Following the purchase of land, in ...
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Vincennes – Saint-Mandé
In 2010, following the centenary celebrations of the Vincennes – Saint-Mandé synagogue, a book written by Dominique Jarrassé, with the participation of Elie Zajac, was published as a ...
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Boulogne-Billancourt
The is located on the eccentric part of rue des Abondances, not far from the Maimonides school. It was built in 1911, according to plans by architect Emmanuel Pontremoli. Its geometric ...