Switzerland / German-Speaking Switzerland

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Basel

SwitzerlandGerman-Speaking Switzerland

The Jewish presence in Basel probably dates from 1213. During the Middle Ages, as in many other cities in the region, the situation of the Jews varied between acceptance, persecution and ...

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Worms

GermanyThe Rhineland

As the cultural and municipal services proudly point out, Worms has long been a central city for many religious movements. Thus, within a small area in the heart of its old town, you will find ...

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Frankfurt am Main

GermanyThe Rhineland

Like the opera house in the business district, Frankfurt is above all a city of encounters and fruitful exchanges in all fields and between different populations since the Middle Ages, but also a ...

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Berlin

Germany

Once again the capital of a unified Germany, Berlin today has the largest Jewish community in the country (11 000 people). This is nonetheless far fewer than the some 170 000 Jews who lived here ...

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Manchester

EnglandOther cities in England

With 30,000 Jews, Manchester, known mostly for its 2 famous football teams, has the highest Jewish population in Great Britain after London. The Jewish presence in Manchester seems to date from ...

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Karl Marx House

Brückenstraße 10, 54290 Trier Tel: +49 (0) 651 970680 https://www.fes.de/marx/index_gr.html

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Heinrich Heine Institute

Bilker Str. 12-14, 40213 Düsseldorf Tel: +49 (0) 211 8992902 https://www.duesseldorf.de/heineinstitut/

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Brussels

Belgium

Brussels, the capital of the European institutions, a celebratory place appreciated by tourists, but also a city immortalised by the numerous comic strips born there, remains an amazing city. The ...

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Jewish Museum of Belgium

21, rue des Minimes, 1000 Bruxelles Tel: + 32 (0) 2 512 19 63 Musée Juif de Belgique – Art et histoire du judaïsme et des Juifs en Belgique. (mjb-jmb.org)

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Anne Frank House

Prinsengracht 263-267, 1016 GV Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0) 20 556 7105 http://www.annefrank.org/fr/

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Verzetsmuseum

Plantage Kerklaan 61A, 1018 CX Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0) 20 620 2535 https://www.verzetsmuseum.org

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Rembrandt House Museum

Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0) 20 520 0400 http://www.rembrandthuis.nl/

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Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Despite the devastations of the Second World War and the aesthetic shortcomings of post-war reconstruction, Amsterdam offers the visitor a Jewish patrimony of extraordinary richness that is ...

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Joods Historisch Museum

Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0) 20 531 0310 Joodse Cultuur op vier locaties | Joods Cultureel Kwartier

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James Joyce Centre

35 N Great George’s St, Dublin 1 Tel: +353 (0) 1 878 8547 http://jamesjoyce.ie/

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Irish Jewish Museum

3 Walworth Rd, Dublin 8 Tel: +353 1 546 1096 Irish Jewish Museum – a heritage like no other…

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North London

EnglandLondon

Saint John’s Wood, Hampstead, and, above all, Golders Green and Stamford Hill are the heart of London’s Jewish life and have numbers of shops. Amusingly enough, most of the shops ...

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Jewish Museum of London

Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert St, London NW1 7NB Tel: +44 (0)20 7284 7384 http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/

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Imperial War Museum

Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ Tel: +44 (0) 20 7416 5000 http://www.iwm.org.uk/

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British Museum

Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG Tel : +44 (0)20 7323 8299 http://www.britishmuseum.org/