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Synagogue of Dijon
5 Rue de la Synagogue, 21000 Dijon Tel : 03 80 66 46 47
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Vesoul
While the presence of Vesulian Jews has been documented since the 13th century, a community was formed there notably thanks to the synagogue located on the Grande-Rue. About fifteen Jewish families lived in the city. If unlike other communities in the region, the Vesulian Jews were not particularly known for their yeshivot, some personalities played a historical role, like the banking family ...
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Mâcon
The presence of Mâcon Jews has been documented since 820 during pressure against the Jews to convert. But their presence dates from at least the 6th century. A good part of these were then wine growers. A Jewish quarter was located in Bourgneuf. The has medieval Jewish tombstones. Following the expulsion of the Jews in 1394, a small community was finally able to rebuild there following the ...
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Joigny
If the origin of the of Jovignian Jews is not certain, its medieval presence is notably notepresence d by the number of Tossafists who lived in the city in the 12th century. Among them, Menahem Perez de Joigny and Yom Tov Ben Isaac de Joigny. Other eminent scholars followed before the expulsion of the 14th century. The emancipation of the Jews of France through the French Revolution will not ...
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Dijon
The first documented traces of the presence of Dijon Jews date from the end of the 12th century. They lived mainly on rue de la Petite-Juiverie, currently called , rue des Juifs, currently and rue de la Grande-Juiverie, currently . The synagogue was on the first of these streets. A Jewish cemetery was located in what is now rue Berlier. About fifty Jewish tumular stones were discovered there ...
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Synagogue of Chalon-sur-Saône
10 rue de Germigny, 71100 Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône – Consistoire Régional de Lyon (consistoireregionaldelyon.org)
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Rue Richebourg
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Jewish cemetery of Besançon
Rue Anne Frank, Besançon
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Jérôme Cahen community center
10 rue Grosjean, 25000 Besançon
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Synagogue of Besançon
23 Quai de Strasbourg, 25000 Besançon
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Rue Vergier-au-Duc
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rue du Pont
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Clock Tower
Rue de la Draperie, 89000 Auxerre
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Chalon-sur-Saône
The presence of Chalonnais Jews dates to at least the 9th century, according to period documents relating to forced conversions. Some dating from the 12th century evoke the profession of winegrower exercised in particular by Jews from Chalon. The Jewish community had a cemetery located on what is now rue des Places and a mikvah in Saint-Jean-des-Vignes. Rue des Juifs was located on what is ...
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Besançon
The Jewish presence in Besançon seems to date from the 1st century, at least it is attested to the time by official documents. The Jewish quarter was historically around the Doubs river. Rue Juive was located on what is now . The Jewish cemetery was located opposite the Porte de Charmont. The Bisontine Jews were expelled in the 15th century. They were allowed to do this very sparingly. ...
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Baigneux-les-Juifs
The city bears the name of Bagnos (“small bath”) which will be completed in Baigneux-les-Juifs following the arrival of many Jews in this new agglomeration. The Jewish presence seems to date from the 13th century. The medieval synagogue was located . However, as in many other places in France in the end of the Middle Ages, the Jews were expelled from the city.
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Auxerre
The presence of Auxerre Jews in the capital of Yonne is attested by a letter from Rashi to the Talmudists in the region. One of the Jewish quarters was near Porte Féchelle. The old rue du Puits des Juifs is now . A stone on a wall of the contains a Hebrew inscription. Jews were expelled from the city several times between 1184 and 1393. The Auxerre Jews will once again be part of the city ...
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Cemetery of Benevento
Via del Cimitero, 82100 Benevento
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Pompeii
Numerous epigraphic traces attest to the presence of Jews in Pompeii before the city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79. They also lived in the towns near Herculaneum and Stabia. Names of Jewish personalities have been found such as Fabius Eupor and Youdaikos. Historian Flavius Joseph mentions that a descendant of King Herod died during the eruption. In the ruins of ...
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Capua
The Jewish presence in Capua appears to date from the end of the Roman Empire. The ancestors of the liturgical poet Ahimaatz ben Paltiel lived in this city, occupying important roles in the financial management of Capua. According to Benjamin de Tudèle, who passed there, 300 Jews lived there in the middle of the 12th century. Between this period and the 15th century, Jews engaged in other ...
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Benevento
It seems that the Jewish presence in Benevento dates back to at least the 5th century. A yeshiva was established there in the 11th century by Hananeel ben Paltiel, a member of the family of the liturgical poet Ahimaatz ben Paltiel. Benjamin of Tudela noted there the presence of 200 Jewish families. Which did not undergo the same expulsions from the Kingdom of Naples as the other communities, ...
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Amalfi
The first traces of the Jewish presence in Amalfi date back to the 10th century. Letters found in the genizah of Cairo attest to this in particular. This small community worked mainly in clothing and silk in particular. An international trade with exchanges in Egypt, hence the indications of these letters. Benjamin de Tudèle mentions there the presence of about twenty families in 1159, ...
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Campania
The Campania region is renowned for its long and rich history, both ancient and contemporary. From the ancient monuments of Pompeii and Herculaneum to more recent ones such as the Vanvitelli Aqueduct and the Palazzo di Caserta, and of course the bustling city of Naples, which has featured in films from the post-war period to Paolo Sorrentino’s, not forgetting its mythical stadium. ...
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National Museum of Archaeology of Reggio
Piazza Giuseppe De Nava, 26, 89123 Reggio Calabria Tel : +39 (0) 965 61 76 12 https://www.museoarcheologicoreggiocalabria.it/
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Via Giudecca de Reggio
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Serrastretta synagogue
Vico I Indipendenza, 18, 88040 Serrastretta Home
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Santo Stefano church
Santo Stefano, 88065 Catanzaro
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Jewish catacombs
Strada provinciale Ofantina, Venosa tel + 39 0972 36095
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Reggio
The Jewish presence in Reggio seems to date from the 4th century. However, official documents tracing this presence date from the 12th century. As in various towns in the region, the Jews worked mainly in the field of silk and wool. The first Hebrew books printed in Europe were printed in Reggio by Abraham Garton in 1475. The first Hebrew commentaries on the Hagaddah were also published there ...
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