Italy / Emilia-Romagna

Tag | Ravenna

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Ravenna

ItalyEmilia-Romagna

The Jewish presence in the town of Ravenna seems to date back to the 3rd century. Settling mainly at the end of the Middle Ages, the Jews practised the trades of wine merchants and goldsmiths. ...

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Fossoli

ItalyEmilia-Romagna

An was opened during the Second World War near the village of Fossoli. Established by the Italian army in 1942, it served as a prison for Allied soldiers, mainly British. Following the German ...

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Cento

ItalyEmilia-Romagna

As in many cities in the region, the Jewish presence developed in the late Middle Ages. Their presence in commercial and cultural circles grew relatively according to the policy applied to them ...

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Sant’Antioco

ItalySardinia

This small island located in the south of Sardinia is the home of which date back to Roman times. Among them, some have Hebrew inscriptions as was discovered by archaeologists in the area, or ...

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Alghero

ItalySardinia

During the conquest of Sardinia by Peter IV of Aragon in the 14th century, Jews were part of the contingent of soldiers. Following the conquest, some settled there, joined in 1370 by Jewish ...

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Sardinia

Italy

Competing with Corsica for the most beautiful beaches in Europe, Sardinia is obviously a very popular destination in summer. And for its nature parks, with their rare species of animals and ...

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Spoleto

ItalyUmbria

The Jewish presence in this city located in the Ubria region in central Italy seems to date at least from the end of the 13th century. During the next century, they enjoyed equal citizenship ...

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Perugia

ItalyUmbria

A local law dating from 1279 ordering the expulsion of the Jews from the city attests to their presence in this century in Perugia. A manuscript written in Hebrew from 1414 has been found, ...

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Umbria

Italy

Umbria is a region in central Italy known for its charming little villages and medieval buildings, such as Orvieto Cathedral and Carbonana Castle. Although Jewish life in Perugia goes back a long ...

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Jewish cemetery of Genoa

Piazzale Giovanni Battista Resasco, Genoa Tel +39 010 557 6400 https://staglieno.comune.genova.it/

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Synagogue of Genoa

Via Giovanni Bertora, Genoa Tel : +39 010 839 1513 Comunità Ebraica di Genova

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San Daniele del Friuli

ItalyFriuli Venezia Giulia

Administrative documents attesting to the Jewish presence since at least the 16th century. Texts referring to Jewish bankers and doctors working in the city. Over time, these professions ...

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Gorizia

ItalyFriuli Venezia Giulia

The city was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War I, but heavily permeated by neighboring Italian culture. While the Jewish presence probably dates from the 13th ...

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Aquileia

ItalyFriuli Venezia Giulia

The Jewish presence in this city is attested since at least the 1st century BC on the epitaph concerning one of its inhabitants. Archaeological excavations carried out in the region have ...

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Friuli Venezia Giulia

Italy

The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region is well known for its art villages, some of which have been listed as World Heritage Sites, as well as for its gastronomic tourism, with a wide range of local ...

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Genoa

ItalyLiguria

The Genoese Jewish presence seems to date back to at least the 6th century, when Theodoric authorized the community to renovate a synagogue there, which was destroyed during actions by hostile ...

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Liguria

Italy

The small Mediterranean region of Liguria is famous for its long beaches and nature parks. But also for the important place in maritime history of its main city, Genoa.  Although Liguria is ...

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Ursulines Museum

5 rue de la Préfecture, 71000 Mâcon Tel : 03 85 39 90 38 https://www.macon.fr/vivre-et-bouger-a-macon/culture/musee-des-ursulines

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Makhlouf Zemour Synagogue

1 rue Bauderon de Sénecé, 71000 Mâcon Tel. : + 33 3 85 34 60 15 Mâcon – Consistoire Régional de Lyon