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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 ...
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Jewish Medieval Museum of Lecce
Via Umberto I, 9, 73100 Lecce +39 0832 247016 Jewish Museum Lecce (museoebraicolecce.com)
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Shalom Europa
Valentin-Becker-Str.11, 97072 Würzburg Tel : +49 (0) 931 4041441 https://museumshalomeuropa.de/
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Veliko Tarnovo
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 ...
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Vidin
A beautiful was built in Vidin in 1894 by the architect Friedrich Grunanger. A two-storey building with impressive stained-glass windows. Grunanger was inspired by the Great Synagogue in Vienna. ...
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Canterbury
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 ...
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Northampton
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 ...
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Newcastle
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 ...
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Leicester
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 ...
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Exeter
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 ...
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Bradford
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 ...
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Périgueux
The Jewish presence in Périgueux seems to date back at least to the 13th century, since Jews were expelled in 1302. This is evidenced by the Ancienne juiverie, known as rue Judaïque, located ...
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Libourne
The Jewish presence in Libourne seems to date at least from the 16th century, and was authenticated when the existence of a prayer room was mentioned in the rue de Périgueux in the 18th century. ...
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Peyrehorade
The town of Peyrehorade welcomed Marranos in the 16th century. Following the acquisition of land in 1628 from the Lords of Aspremont for a , these descendants of Portuguese merchants settled in a ...
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Limoges
The presence of Limoges Jews seems to date back at least to the 10th century, when persecutions are mentioned in texts from that period, including those of the author Adhémar de Chabannes. Among ...
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Bidache
The Jewish presence in Bidache seems to date from the 17th century with the arrival of Marranos from Spain and Portugal. They benefited from the protection of the Duke of Gramont. Although there ...
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Angoulême
The Jewish presence in Angoulême dates from at least the 13th century. A letter from the Pope in 1236 to the bishop of Angoulême attests to the violence suffered by the Jews during the Crusades. ...
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Vevey
The Jewish community of Vevey was founded in 1904, thanks to the support of the former German consul Noelting. This man donated objects of worship and funds for the purchase of land, which in ...
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Lucerne
The Jewish presence in Lucerne probably dates from the 13th century. During the Middle Ages, as in many other towns in the region, the situation of the Jews varied between welcome, persecution ...
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Fribourg
The Jewish presence in Fribourg probably dates from the 13th century. Jews were present in the Fribourg region, whether in Murten, Châtel-Saint-Denis or Romont. During the Middle Ages, as in many ...
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Synagogue JEM Surmelin
24 rue du Surmelin, 75020 Paris Tel: +33 1 40 30 18 60 Judaïsme En Mouvement – Association Juive Libérale
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Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel
84 rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris Tel: +33 1 47 00 75 95 Accueil
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Eastern Paris
The East was home to both the city’s underprivileged social classes, victims of gentrification in other districts, and refugees from the continental conflicts of the 20th century: ...