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Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco is known, as the first part of its name suggests, for its medieval buildings. The Jewish presence dates back to at least the 14th century. An organised Jewish community existed in ...
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Holocaust Museum of Porto
Rua do Campo Alegre 790, 4150-171 Porto Museu | Museu do Holocausto do Porto | Porto (mhporto.com)
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Jewish Museum of Porto
R. de Guerra Junqueiro 325, 4150-389 Porto Início | Museu Judaico do Porto (mjporto.com)
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Baza
The Jewish community of Baza dates back to the 11th century. The inhabitants of the judería were few in number but prospered thanks to the silk trade. A has been discovered here, an excellent ...
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Frenkelis House
74 Vilniaus, Siauliai Tel : + 370 41 52 69 33 Chaimas Frenkelis Villa-Museum – Aušros muziejus (ausrosmuziejus.lt)
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Chambéry
The City of the Dukes is the historic capital of the States of Savoy. The Jewish presence in Chambéry probably dates back to the 14th century, following Count Edward’s call for their ...
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Annemasse
Annemasse, a town on the border with Geneva, developed mainly in the early 20th century. The Jewish presence in Annemasse probably dates back to the Middle Ages, but was quite small. This changed ...
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Annecy
This beautiful Alpine town between lake and mountains has been a favorite of residents and tourists alike for centuries. The Jewish presence in Annecy probably dates back to the Middle Ages. They ...
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Aix-les-Bains
As its name suggests, Aix-les-Bains is a renowned French spa. The Jewish presence in Aix-les-Bains probably dates back to the Middle Ages, but was quite small. This changed with the emancipation ...
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“A Manchester Girlhood” by Julia Pascal
Sunday, 23 April 2023, 7pm at the Manchester Jewish Museum’s former synagogue This play explores the lives of three girls of Romanian Jewish parents in 20th century Manchester. Their ...
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Jewish Museum of Munich
St.-Jakobs-Platz 16, 80331 München Tel: +49 89 233-96096 www.juedisches-museum-muenchen.des
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Kojetin
Kojetin is a Moravian town that has been known as a commercial crossroads for centuries and now hosts many cultural events. The Jewish presence in Kojetin seems to date back to at least the 13th ...
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Conference “Sefarad, Soul’s Calling – Past and Future”
12 March 2023 at the Jewish Museum of Ireland Brazilian researcher Denise Sabino Villanova will talk about contemporary Sephardim and their attachment to their roots and cultural heritage. Going ...
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Sefardi Book Club
28 March 2023 at the Museo Sefardi This club brings together literary encounters once a month to discuss a book and share impressions of it. An event that takes place in the museum’s ...
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Museo Documentario
Via della Campagnola, 18, 34072 Gradisca d’Isonzo GO Tel : +39 0481 967909 City documentary museum of Gradisca d’Isonzo (turismofvg.it)
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale Cividale
Piazza Duomo, 13, 33043 Cividale del Friuli UD Tel: +39 0432 700700 Museo Archeologico Nazionale Cividale
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Museo Judio David Melul
C. Curas, 28, 37700 Béjar Tel: + 34 923 410 539 Inicio – Museo Judío Béjar, David Melul
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Béjar
The Jewish presence in the city of Béjar seems to date back to at least the 12th century. A time when the community was of particular importance, with Jews at one time representing almost 20% of ...
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Wintzenheim
The Jewish presence in Wintzenheim seems to be very old and important, the city having been the seat of a rabbinate since 1808. If we find traces of a synagogue in the 18th century, the one which ...
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Westhoffen
The Jewish presence in Westhoffen seems to be very old, as evidenced by the existence of a prayer room in the 17th century, probably dating from 1626. At that time, there were about 100 Jews in ...
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Soultz-sous-Forêts
The Jewish presence seems to be quite old. A synagogue welcomed the faithful in the 19th century. It was inaugurated in 1827 and restored in the 1860s. At that time, Soultz-sous-Forêts played an ...
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Saverne
The Jewish presence in Saverne seems to date from the 12th century. Nevertheless, its perpetuation dates rather from the 17th century. An oratory dating from this century would have been located ...
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Guebwiller
The Jewish presence in Guebwiller dates back to at least the 13th century. About ten families lived there. This encouraged the inauguration of a synagogue at the beginning of the 14th century. ...
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Bischwiller
The Jewish presence in Bischwiller dates back at least to the 14th century, since during the persecutions of 1349, references to those committed in the town were found. As in many other towns in ...
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Mulhouse
The Jewish presence in Mulhouse is ancient, probably dating back to at least the 13th century, but following massacres and expulsions, it did not become permanent until the end of the 18th ...
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Sélestat
The Jewish presence in Sélestat seems to date from the 14th century, marked in particular by the presence of a synagogue on rue des Clefs. Destroyed in 1470, a building was acquired by the ...
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Schirmeck
In 1905, a wood merchant sold his land, on which a synagogue was built. At that time there were 36 Jews in Schirmeck, 23 in La Broque and 19 in Wisches. The synagogue allowed the Jewish ...
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Rosheim
The Jewish presence in Rosheim seems to have been quite limited in the Middle Ages, but it is attested from the beginning of the 13th century. Expulsions, wars, and famines prevented the ...