Around 1730, the first Jews settled in the city of Birmingham. The city’s first glass kiln was built by Meyer Oppenheim around 1760. A synagogue was established in the 1780s in the Froggery district. Another synagogue was built in 1809 but was destroyed, along with other places of worship which did not meet the standards of the time, during riots in 1813. It was rebuilt and enlarged in ...
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8th edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage in the Alpes Maritimes
The 8th edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage in the Alpes Maritimes begins this year with a guided tour of Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villa Kerylos and Beaulieu, by Audrey Alcabes, guide at the Shoah Memorial. Meeting with Régine Bessis, president of the JECPJAM. Jguideeurope: How did the organization of the European Days of Jewish Culture ...
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During the 1808 census, only the presence of 34 Jews was counted in the department. In 1816, Simon and Michel Lipman, merchants, asked for the possibility of obtaining a Jewish cemetery in Brest. Simon’s house was used as an oratory for the community of Brest. 50 years later, there are 59 Jews in Brest. At that time, a letter from the sub-prefecture mentioned the existence of an ...
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During the 1808 census, only the presence of 11 Jews was counted in the department. The resettlement of the Jews from Rennes took place in the middle of the 19th century. In 1851, there were thus 8 Jews in the city, including 7 soldiers in garrisons based in the city and 1 Jew from Germany living in Rennes. In 1872, the figure increased slightly to 28. Among them, 8 soldiers, including the ...
Plus d'infosSaint-Malo
Rue Buhen, nicknamed the “rue des juifs” near the Qui qui en grogne tower, leads to what is now Place Chateaubriand. As early as the 16th century, we find traces of a Jewish presence. Mainly families of craftsmen and traders. The great writer Chateaubriand indicates in Mémoires d’Outre-Tombe that he was born in “this dark and narrow street of Saint-Malo called the rue des ...
Plus d'infosBrittany
Little is known about the history of the Jews in Gallo-Roman Armorica before the Council of Vannes which, around 465, legislated on their relations with clerics. Their ancient and lasting establishment in Brittany is however attested in the 13th century, in Rennes, Fougères and, above all, in Nantes. The anti-Judaism which marks the crusades ends after a period of looting and murder, in their ...
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Land near the ramparts of Nantes was sold by Guillaume to Théodore, a Jew from Rennes, and to the Jews of Nantes to establish a cemetery. Nevertheless, five years later, the Jews of the region are victims of looting and murder. Following the banishment of the Jews from Brittany ordered in Ploermel on April 10, 1240, it was not until the end of the 15th century to see the return of the Jews. ...
Plus d'infosMontbéliard
The presence of Jews in Montbéliard and in the region seems to date back to the 13th century. The expulsions will cause the departure of the Jews from the territory. There is a trace of a mention of a court painter, Solomon the Jew, in the 16th century. In the spirit of the French Revolution and the emancipation of Jews from France, Jews, mainly from Alsatian families, are settling in the ...
Plus d'infosFontainebleau
It seems that the presence in Seine-et-Marne dates from the Middle Ages. Among the towns where they settled are Meaux, Lagny, Provins, Melun, Livry-sur-Seine, Bray-sur-Seine, Foljuif, Nemours, Château-Landon, Brie-Comte-Robert, Montoix, Pontault-Combault, Nangis, Lizy-sur-Ourcq, Coulommiers, Montereau-fault-Yonne, Donnemarie-en-Montois and Herbeauvilliers. Following the 1394 expulsion and the ...
Plus d'infosClermont-Ferrand
The official formation of a community in Clermont-Ferrand dates back to 1808 when Israel Waël, who then headed it, donated a garden to establish a Jewish cemetery. David Marx, the Chief Rabbi of Bordeaux, inaugurated the Clermont-Ferrand synagogue on March 20, 1862. The on rue des Quatre-Passeports was built in a private house by local architect François-Louis Jarrier. This is thanks to a ...
Plus d'infosNancy
The Jewish presence in Nancy seems to date from the Middle Ages. In 1470, the city had ten Jewish families. Driven from the city by Duke René, a few families relocated there in the 16th century. In 1721, the community was officially allowed to settle, but only very few families were allowed within the city walls. The Jewish community of Nancy was officially founded in 1754. In the spirit of ...
Plus d'infosLille
The Jewish presence in Lille is indicated from the Middle Ages. Many “rue des Juifs” existed in the region at this time, notably in Lille, Bavai, Maroilles and Sains. In 1023, thirty Jews from Lorraine were authorized by the Count of Baudouin to settle in the North, in the towns of Hautmont, Bavai and Cambrai. Like other Jewish communities in the region, Jews were expelled from the Kingdom in ...
Plus d'infosVersailles
The Jewish presence in Versailles dates back to the 18th century, when Jewish merchants from Comtat and Alsace settled there. The religious ceremonies of this small community are celebrated at the home of the officiating minister. Thanks to the arrival of Jews from Paris but also from Alsace, Lorraine and Germany, the community grew, mainly after 1870. It was then that the project of a large ...
Plus d'infosToul
A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th century, around 100 Jewish families were authorized by Duke Leopold to stay. Léon Cohen, an important figure in local Jewish life, would take part a century later in the General Assembly convened by ...
Plus d'infosBiarritz
The Jewish presence in Biarritz was very weak until the end of the 19th century. The Jews present are mainly attached to Bayonne for the celebrations of religious festivals and ceremonies. However, the transformation of the fishing town into a renowned summer and spa destination will be a game-changer. The community of Biarritz really took shape at the end of the 19th century, following a ...
Plus d'infosBelfort
If a Jewish presence is mentioned in documents from the Middle Ages, the establishment of a community rather took place at the end of the 18th century. Their presence in neighboring towns such as Foussemagne is older. The emancipation of the Jews of France with the spirit and authority of the French Revolution facilitates their installation. Thus, from 1791, they mainly lived in the old town. ...
Plus d'infosMaison de la Culture Yiddish – Medem Library
29 Rue du Château d’Eau, 75010 Paris Tél : 01 47 00 14 00
Plus d'infosPlace de la République
Around the Place de la République, you will find one of the oldest places in Paris attesting to the Jewish cultural heritage of Paris: the synagogue of Nazareth. But also very active cultural institutions such as the Cercle Bernard Lazare, the Center Medem and the Maison de la Culture Yiddish. By order of June 29, 1819, King Louis XVIII authorized the Consistory to build the first major in ...
Plus d'infosLa Varenne Saint-Hilaire
A building built in 1935, the was built following the installation of Parisian Jews in this pleasant suburb crossed by La Marne. Eminent rabbis such as Jacob Kaplan, Jean Kling, Meyer Jaïs and Jacob Madar officiate there. The distribution in places in the synagogue is quite classic. A vestibule precedes a nave. The sanctuary is marked by an apse. The reception of men on the ground floor and ...
Plus d'infosNeuilly-sur-Seine
Jews living in Neuilly since the mid-19th century organized a small oratory on rue Louis-Philippe in 1869. 140 Jews were identified in the community in 1872. Following the purchase of land, in particular thanks to the philanthropist Godchaux Oulry, rue Jacques-Dulud in 1875, the architect Emile Ulmann, Grand Prix of Rome, takes the works in hand. The was inaugurated in 1878. A neo-oriental ...
Plus d'infosVincennes – Saint-Mandé
Built in 1907 thanks to patron Daniel Iffla Osiris, the was the work of architect Victor Tondu. On the purchased plot are built the house of the rabbi and the synagogue. Roof terraces were chosen at the time to soberly decorate the exteriors. A vestibule leads to the prayer hall and provides access to the women’s floor. In a fairly classic cantilever at the time. Lighting and ...
Plus d'infosJean Moulin Center of Bordeaux
48 rue Vital Carles, 33000 Bordeaux Tél : 05 56 10 19 90
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7 rue des Filles Dieu, 10000 Troyes Tél : 03 25 43 56 20 Open from Tuesday to Saturday
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6 bis rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris Tél : 01 55 74 79 13
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12 Quai Marcellis, 4020 Liège
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Rue de l’Hôtel des Monnaies 52 à 1060 Bruxelles +32 2 543 02 70 info@cclj.be http://www.cclj.be
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ul. Włodkowica 9 , Wroclaw (+48) 784 28 46 38
Plus d'infosArad Jewish community
Strada Tribunul Dobra 10, Arad, (257) 281.346 http://aradjc.org/
Plus d'infosCommunity center and Mikveh of Leipzig
Löhrstrasse 10, 04105 Leipzig +49 (0) 341 9800233 http://www.irg-leipzig.de/
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Via de Gombruti 9, 40123 Bologna +39051232066 http://www.comunitaebraicabologna.it
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