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Augsburg

Germany

Archaeologists have discovered an oil lamp dating from the 4th century. A menorah was found on it. Documentary evidence of Jews living in Augsburg dates from 1212. Records from the second half of ...

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Leipzig

Germany

A Jewish community is first mentioned in Leipzig at the end of the 12th century; and an organized community with a synagogue and a school existed from the second quarter of the 13th century. Its ...

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Tbilisi

GeorgiaTbilisi and its surroundings

Most of the Jewish sites in beautiful Tbilisi are concentrated in the old city, in the neighborhoods along the left bank of the Kura River. Starting from the Vakhtang Gogasali Square (Meidan ...

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Gori

GeorgiaTbilisi and its surroundings

Not far from Tbilisi, about 90 kilometers away, is the town of Gori, the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, to whom a museum is dedicated. The marshroutka is the most economical way: departure every 20 ...

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Tbilisi and its surroundings

Georgia

As you can discover on the page devoted to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi is home to a number of sites linked to Jewish cultural heritage in the old town. One of these is the astonishing synagogue ...

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Batumi

GeorgiaOn the way to Batumi

Large city on the shores of the Black Sea and an important seaside resort, Batumi still has some Jewish sites. From Tbilisi, the easiest and most pleasant way is to go by train (about 5 hours, ...

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Batumi Beit Chabad

10 Vakhtang Gorgasali St, Batumi Tel : +995551122369 בית חב”ד בטומי גיאורגיה – מרכז יהודי למטיילים בבטומי גיאורגיה (chabadbatumi.ge)

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Akhaltsikhe

GeorgiaOn the way to Batumi

A very interesting encounter with Georgian Judaism is possible by visiting the village of Akhaltsikhe. Located on the road to Batumi, the second largest city in the country, Akhaltsikhe is ...

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On the way to Batumi

Georgia

On this road you’ll find the town of Akhaltsikhe, with its ancient Rabati quarter housing the country’s oldest synagogue, as well as another built in the 20th century. Once ...

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Oni

GeorgiaNorth of Georgia

In the north of the country, the city of Oni, about 200 kilometers from Tbilisi, is home to a wonderful in excellent condition, located on Baazovi Street. Built in the 1890s according to the ...

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Kutaisi

GeorgiaNorth of Georgia

The second largest city in the country of Georgia, Kutaisi is located just over 200 kilometers northwest of Tbilisi. The cheapest way to get there from the capital is the minibus (about 4 hours ...

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North of Georgia

Georgia

Surprising discoveries await you in northern Georgia. From Kutaisi, with its great synagogue dating from the late 19th century and its famous translator Boris Gaponov, to Oni, with its sublime ...

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Medieval mikveh of Erfurt

Kreuzgasse, 99084, Erfurt Tel: +49 361 6551608 Medieval Mikveh | Jüdisches Leben (erfurt.de)

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Erfurt

Germany

The Jewish community of Erfurt first appears in the historical record in the late 11th century, with the earliest recorded building of the synagogue dating from then. For centuries Jews and ...

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Cologne (Köln)

Germany

The history of the Jews in Cologne is documented from the year 321 AD, almost as long as the history of Cologne. Over its history, the Jewish community of Cologne ...

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Georgia

Straddling Europe and Asia, Georgia, situated between the eastern shores of the Black Sea and the high mountains of the Caucasus, is a land of plenty, rich in exceptional nature and in historical ...

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Azores islands

Portugal

In 1815, North African Jews whose ancestors had been expelled from Spain came to the Azores. The island was duty-free and allowed them to import and resell to local businesses. In 1820, the ...

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Vinnytsa

UkraineFrom Kiev to the Black Sea

The terrifying war against Ukraine changes, of course, the function of these pages devoted to the Jewish cultural heritage of that country. Many of the places mentioned were razed to the ground ...