A magnificent travelling exhibition offers to (re)discover the Portuguese Jewish history. It has the particularity of including this history in that of modern Europe and thus covers six centuries. Among its descendants, are Baruch Spinoza and Pierre Mendès France. Here’s our interview with Livia Parnes, who conceived this exhibition proposed by the Chandeigne publishing house. ...
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Rosheim
The Jewish presence in Rosheim seems to be quite limited in the Middle Ages, but it is attested from the beginning of the 13th century. Expulsions, wars and famines prevented the perpetuation of a Jewish life. But one person made history, Josel de Roheim. This lawyer and representative figure fought against anti-Semitism and for the improvement of the status of the Jews. The perpetuation of ...
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This year, the European Days of Jewish Culture have a larger meaning in Krakow. The Jewish Community Center has always been very involved but with the war wages by Russia in Ukraine its role has evolved. Here’s our interview with Agnieszka Kocur-Smoleń, Director of Programming at the JCC of Krakow. Jguideeurope : Can you tell us how the Jewish museum was created? Agnieszka Kocur-Smoleń: The ...
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Interview with Jacob Guzman, historian and active member of the Jewish community of Bern Jguideeurope : What motivated your commitment to the development of Bern’s Jewish cultural heritage? Jacob Guzman : This heritage is in danger of disappearing if we don’t take the trouble to make it known to the population. We need other media than history books. How did the big exhibition ...
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Interview with Géraldine Roux, doctor and teacher in philosophy and Director of the Rachi Institute, concerning the European Heritage Days Jguideeurope: What event will open the European Heritage Days? Géraldine Roux : A concert, free and open to all, specially designed for this event will open the European Heritage Days on the evening of 17 September, by the vocal ensemble La Compagnie des ...
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Interview with David Weis, President of the Liberal Jewish Community of Luxembourg Jguideeurope : Can you tell us about the recent cultural events organized in Esch in 2022? David Weis : Early this year we organised an Israeli inspired TuBiShevat Seder. We coorganised the national IHRD commemorations at place de la synagogue in Esch in January. For Purim we did an online reading of the ...
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Interview with Peninah Zilberman, Founder & CEO of Tarbut Foundation Jguideeurope: What will be the main theme of this year and what events are organized around it? Peninah Zilberman: This year theme is “RENEWAL”. Concerts, plays, debates and lectures are organized, all in the local languages and linked to local objectives. Can you share a personal anecdote about a previous event? ...
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Interview with Marta Puig Quixal, Head of Caminos de Sefarad Jguideeurope: What is the Caminos de Sefarad’s main mission? Marta Puig Quixal: A coordinated action among many cities all over Spain to recover the traces of the Sephardic culture. An essential culture within all our different roots but despite this reality, it remains the most unknown. Therefore, the main mission focuses on ...
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Interview with Kerry Patterson, Manager of the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre, about the Garnethill synagogue and the European Days of Jewish Culture Jguideeurope: Could you tell us a bit more about the history of Garnethill? Kerry Patterson: The first organised Jewish community in Glasgow can be traced to the early 1820s in the High Street. Fifty years later, the community, which by then ...
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The Jewish presence in Würzburg dates back to at least the 11th century. After the repercussions of the Crusades in the 12th century, the Jewish population increased in the following century, especially with the arrival of Jews from surrounding towns such as Augsburg, Nuremberg and Rothenburg. At that time the community had a synagogue and a school. The development of the community at that ...
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The Jewish presence in Rothenburg dates back to at least the 12th century. The first mention of this presence dates from 1180. The establishment of a community in the following century, around 1241, when it was asked to pay a special tax. At that time, Rabbi Meïr settled in the town, followed by many pupils. Known as the Maharam, he was considered one of the greatest Talmudists of his time. ...
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The Jewish presence in Regensburg is very old, dating from the Middle Ages, probably around 981. A Jewish quarter existed there since the 11th century. In the 12th century they gained more freedom, especially in working life. In 1210 the construction of a synagogue was started and land for a Jewish cemetery was purchased. The synagogue was inaugurated a few years later and could accommodate ...
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Marranos fleeing the Inquisition settled in Hamburg at the end of the 16th century. They quickly became active in the city’s life, making their mark in many professions related to the city’s economy: port construction, banking, weaving, sugar and tobacco imports… But also the printing of books in Hebrew. The Sephardic community had three synagogues in the 17th century. ...
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The Jewish presence in the city seems to date from the 13th century. Following the expulsion, they only resettled there in a stable manner at the end of the 16th century, even if their numbers were very small. This did not prevent a synagogue from being built there in 1683. The Jewish population only increased in the 19th century, from 19 in 1805 to 750 in 1869 and nearly 5,000 in 1930. Many ...
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The Jewish presence in Bayreuth probably dates from the 13th century. This can be traced in the writings of Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg. Until the end of the 17th century, they were alternately expelled and readmitted to the city, depending on the good or bad will of the Margraves. The intervention of Samson of Baiersdorf enabled them to settle in Bayreuth on a more permanent basis. The Jewish ...
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Excavations undertaken in the city since 2006 to explore an archaeological site led to the discovery in 2019 of the ruins of a probably dating from the 13th century. This is one of the oldest traces of Jewish presence in the country, after the 3rd century synagogue in Plovdiv. One of the elements reinforcing the possibility that it was indeed a synagogue is the presence of an engraved Star ...
Plus d'infosVidin
A beautiful was built in Vidin in 1894 by the architect Friedrich Grunanger. A two-storey building with impressive stained-glass windows. At that time, about 1500 Jews lived in Vidin. This number increased on the eve of the Second World War. It was damaged by bombing raids during the war. Although a large part of the compound remains, the roof is no longer present. Only a dozen Jews still ...
Plus d'infosCanterbury
The Jewish community in Canterbury appears to be very old. But the earliest administrative record dates back only to 1760, with the purchase of land for a burial. A synagogue was built at that time in St Dunstan’s. Following the expansion of the railroads in the mid-19th century, the land was requisitioned. A new was inaugurated in 1848, thanks in part to the financial support of Moses ...
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The Jewish presence in Northampton probably dates from the Middle Ages. In the 12th century it was one of the largest communities in the country. During the 13th century they were sometimes welcomed, sometimes persecuted and excluded, depending on the rulers and directives. Jews returned to the city over the centuries. A community was formed in the 19th century with the formation of the in ...
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The Jewish presence in Newcastle probably dates from the Middle Ages. In 1234, Jews were expelled from the city. Some returned or first settled in Newcastle but it was not until the 19th century that an organized Jewish community emerged. By the turn of 1830, about 100 Jews were living there. This was the year in which land for a Jewish cemetery was purchased. Eight years later, a synagogue ...
Plus d'infosLeicester
Few Jews lived in Leicester in the Middle Ages. It was only in the 19th century that their presence became more important. This was reinforced by the arrival of Jews from Russia at the turn of the 20th century. One of the most important figures in Leicester was Israel Hart, who was mayor from 1884 to 1886 and from 1893 to 1894. He encouraged urban development with a fountain that became ...
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The Jewish presence in Exeter is very old, dating back to at least the 12th century, and at the time of the expulsion of the Jews in 1290, about 40 families lived there. During the gradual return of the Jews a few centuries later, Italian Jews made up a significant part of the community. The dates from 1763. This makes it one of the oldest synagogues still standing in England. Restoration ...
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The Jewish presence in Bradford seems to date back to the 19th century, at least the documents attest to it. Mostly Jews from Germany, attracted by the industrial development of the city’s textile industry. Bradford was one of the wool capitals of the world at the time. Migration from Russia during the pogroms and political upheavals in the country at the turn of the century ...
Plus d'infosPotsdam
A document attesting to the ratification of a decision authorizing the settlement of Jewish families in the region attests to its presence in 1671. A community was established around 1730, and the first synagogue was opened in the middle of the century. It was located on Ebraer Street. Visiting Albert Einstein’s House A new synagogue was opened in 1903. Among the city’s famous ...
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Traces of Jewish presence in Munich date back to at least the 13th century. The Jews had a synagogue and a mikve. During the next four centuries, Jews were alternately welcomed and more regularly excluded from Bavaria, depending on the rulers in power and accusations of ritual crimes, and their places of worship were destroyed. Only a few Jews remained in Munich. Development of the Jewish ...
Plus d'infosChabad Feldinger Jewish Center
Ahornstrasse 33, 4055 Basel https://www.chabadbasel.com/
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24 rue du Surmelin, 75020 Paris Tel : 01 40 30 18 60 https://judaismeenmouvement.org/lieux/surmelin/
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10 Rue du Cambodge, 75020 Paris https://dorvador.org/
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49 rue de Pali Kao, 75020 Paris Tel : 01 46 36 30 10
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120 bd de Belleville, 75020 Paris Tel : 09 86 25 57 19
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