France / Alsace

Tag | Wintzenheim

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Wintzenheim

FranceAlsace

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

FranceAlsace

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

FranceAlsace

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

FranceAlsace

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

FranceAlsace

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

FranceAlsace

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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Synagogue of Mulhouse

2 rue des Rabbins, 68100 MULHOUSE Tel : 03 89 66 21 22 https://www.cimulhouse.com/

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Mulhouse

FranceAlsace

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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Jewish cemetery of Sélestat

Chemin du Paradiesweg Tel + 33 6 33 85 95 55 https://www.selestat-haut-koenigsbourg.com/lei/detail/116/222005778/1905/cimetiere-israelite-selestat.htm

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Sélestat

FranceAlsace

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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Cemetery of Schirmeck

8 Chemin des Champs de la Ville, 67130 Schirmeck Tel +33 3 88 14 46 50 http://judaisme.sdv.fr/synagog/basrhin/r-z/schirmeck/cimet.htm

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Schirmeck

FranceAlsace

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

FranceAlsace

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 ...

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Synagogue of Brumath

26-32 Rue du Général Rampont, 67170 Brumath Tel : + 33 6 09 90 23 59 http://judaisme.sdv.fr/synagog/basrhin/a-f/brumath/synagog.htm

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Wurzburg

Germany

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, ...

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Rothenburg

Germany

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 ...

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Regensburg

Germany

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 ...

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Hamburg

Germany

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 ...

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Essen

Germany

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 ...

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Bayreuth

Germany

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 ...