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In 2007, this small town in Calabria inaugurated the first synagogue opened in the region in 500 years. A project made possible thanks to the dedication of Barbara Aiello who was the first female rabbi in Italy, since 2004. Born in the United States, her family was originally from this city. Barbara Aiello’s father, who grew up there, participated as a soldier in the liberation of ...
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The Jewish presence in Catanzaro dates from the end of the 11th century. In 1073, Robert Guiscard, the Norman conqueror, invited them to develop silk weaving there. They allowed the city to become the hotspot of this specialty in Italy, popular throughout this region. Benjamin of Tudela attested to the Jewish presence in it and its development. However, after two centuries of a relatively ...
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The Jewish presence in Venosa dates back to Roman times. Hebrew inscriptions have been found on site probably dating from the 3rd century. Funeral inscriptions present in have been discovered over time by archeological endeavors. These finds so far attest to 75 inscriptions present, but access to the catacombs has been complicated for a long time. In particular at such sites to be seen in ...
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The Jewish presence in Aquila seems to date from the end of the 13th century. Ladislaus, the King of Naples, allowed two Jewish families to settle there and carry on business activities. Authorizations were issued and then withdrawn over the centuries according to the variable-geometry leniency of political and religious leaders. Thus, in 1488, following particularly hostile sermons against ...
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The South is very different from the rest of the Italian peninsula because of the Jewish presence that was brutally interrupted by the expulsion of 1510, as this is reflected in the rather small archaeological heritage. In Calabria, Jews did not live in the isolation of ghettos, but in their own neighborhoods, the “Giudecche”. Near Vibo Valentia (formerly Monteleone), on the ...
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The Basilicata region is famous for its ancient buildings, in particular the prehistoric settlements at Matera, which have been declared a World Heritage Site. Some of our pages mention the Jewish presence since Roman times, in various countries conquered by Rome 2,000 years ago, including France and Spain. In the Italian region of Basilicata, the Jewish presence also dates back to this ...
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The Abruzzo region has historical traces dating back to the Neolithic period. Today, the region is best known for its national parks, medieval castles and long stretches of beach. The Jewish presence in this Italian region dates back to the 13th century, thanks to the decision of the King of Naples, Ladislaus, particularly in Aquila.
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Rus’ka St, 36, Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, 88000
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The terrifying war against Ukraine changes, of course, the function of these pages devoted to the Jewish cultural heritage of that country. Many of the places mentioned were razed to the ground by bombs. While these pages are not intended in the present time for tourism, they may be useful to researchers and students as historical references. References to so many painful histories during the ...
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Vulytsia Pushkina, Berehove
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6 Vulytsya Zrini, Berehove
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9 place Koshuta, Berehovo
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The terrifying war against Ukraine changes, of course, the function of these pages devoted to the Jewish cultural heritage of that country. Many of the places mentioned were razed to the ground by bombs. While these pages are not intended in the present time for tourism, they may be useful to researchers and students as historical references. References to so many painful histories during the ...
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21 Tomasha Masaryka street, 89600 Mukachevo, Ukraine
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30 Akademika Pavlova street, 89600 Mukachevo, Ukraine
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17 Vozyednannya street, 89611 Mukachevo, Ukraine
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7 Hrushevskoho street, 89611 Mukachevo, Ukraine
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20 Hrushevskoho street, 89611 Mukachevo, Ukraine
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10 Kosmonavta Belyaeva street, 89611 Mukachevo, Ukraine
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3 Berehivska street, Mukachevo 89611, Ukraine
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This region of Ukraine bears witness to the desire to share the Jewish culture of yesteryear. The building that once housed the Berehove synagogue is now covered in a reproduction of its façade. But also the rebirth of Jewish life in Uzhhorod after the Shoah, as evidenced by its sublime renovated neo-Byzantine synagogue. And let’s not forget Mukachevo and its progressive Jewish school ...
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The Jewish presence in Chinon seems to date from the 12th century. Administrative documents attest to this from the following century. Most of the Jews lived in the rue de la Juiverie, near the Palais de Justice in Chinon. There was then a synagogue, a mikvah and a renowned study center. On August 27, 1321, following a false accusation (frequent at the time) of poisoning wells, the 160 Jews ...
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The Jewish presence in Bourges seems to date from the 6th century. Following a refusal to convert to Christianity, the Jews were expelled from the city in the 7th century. Administrative documents attest to a Jewish quarter in 1020, south of the city. It seems that a building at the corner of rue des Bourbonnoux and served as a synagogue in the Middle Ages. There would have been another ...
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The Jewish presence in the city of Tours dates from at least the 6th century. In the Middle Ages there was a rue de la Juiverie, as well as a Jewish cemetery. However, as in all cities of France, this ancient presence came to an abrupt end with the expulsions of the late Middle Ages. Unlike many cities, the emancipation of Jews from France following the Revolution was slow to materialize in ...
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14 rue Robert de Courtenay, Orléans Tel : +33 2 38 62 16 62
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