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 time in St Dunstan’s. Following the expansion of the railroads in the mid-19th century, the land was requisitioned. A new was inaugurated in 1848, thanks in part to the financial support of Moses ...
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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 the 20th century. One of the most important figures in Leicester was Israel Hart, who was mayor from 1884 to 1886 and from 1893 to 1894. He encouraged urban development with a fountain that became ...
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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 of the Jews a few centuries later, Italian Jews made up a significant part of the community. The dates from 1763. This makes it one of the oldest synagogues still standing in England. Restoration ...
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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 textile industry. Bradford was one of the wool capitals of the world at the time. Migration from Russia during the pogroms and political upheavals in the country at the turn of the century ...
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A document attesting to the ratification of a decision authorizing the settlement of Jewish families in the region attests to its presence in 1671. A community was established around 1730, and the first synagogue was opened in the middle of the century. It was located on Ebraer Street. Visiting Albert Einstein’s House A new synagogue was opened in 1903. Among the city’s famous ...
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Traces of Jewish presence in Munich date back to at least the 13th century. The Jews had a synagogue and a mikve. During the next four centuries, Jews were alternately welcomed and more regularly excluded from Bavaria, depending on the rulers in power and accusations of ritual crimes, and their places of worship were destroyed. Only a few Jews remained in Munich. Development of the Jewish ...
Plus d'infosPérigueux
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 behind the Museum of Périgord. The contemporary Jewish presence in Périgord is mainly the result of the settlement of Alsatian Jews in the town at the beginning of the Second World War. A community centre ...
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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. Nevertheless, the place of worship where the Jews met in the following century was in a house in the rue Lamothe. In 1840, the Jewish population of Libourne was estimated at 77 out of a total ...
Plus d'infosPeyrehorade
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 community. However, following the expulsion of 1648, many families left Peyrehorade and by the end of the century there were only about fifteen Jewish families left. However, this number increased ...
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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 the Jewish personalities of the Middle Ages, Rabbi Isaac of Limoges. Many Alsatian Jews found refuge in Limoges during the war. The contemporary Jewish community was formed after the war and reached a ...
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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 was no significant Jewish presence after the Revolution, there is still a outside the town in Aquitaine. Built in the 1660s, it is located on the Route du Port. It contains about a hundred graves ...
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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. The old synagogue was located near the Place Marengo and the Jewish cemetery between the abbey and the city walls. Rue Raymond-Audour used to be called Rue des Juifs, a place where many Jews seemed ...
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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 1908 became the in La Tour-de-Peilz. A cemetery with 400 graves. The Hôtel d’Angleterre houses a synagogue, a school and a meeting room. The hotel was demolished in 1946. For the next eight years, ...
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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 and expulsion, depending on the power in place. In the wave of major expulsions which took place between the end of the 14th and the end of the 15th century, the Lucerne Jews were expelled in 1384. At ...
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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 other towns in the region, the situation of the Jews varied between welcome, persecution and expulsion, depending on the power in place. In the wave of great expulsions that took place between the ...
Plus d'infosEastern 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: Armenians, Greeks and Jews. Between the 3rd, 11th and 19th centuries, the garment and shoe manufacturing industries developed, where many of these migrants were employed. Before the war, Paris had 50,000 Jews ...
Plus d'infosLubavitch Centre of Leeds
168 Shadwell Lane, Leeds LS17 8AD Tel +44 113 266 3311 https://www.judaismlive.com/
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Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre, 311 Stonegate Road, Leeds LS17 6AZ http://leedsmasorti.weebly.com/
Plus d'infosReform Sinai Synagogue
Tel : +44 113 266 5256 https://www.sinaileeds.uk/
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151 Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 8DW Tel : +44 (0) 113 269 6141 https://www.uhcleeds.com/
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399 Street Lane, Leeds LS17 6HQ Tel : +44 (0) 113 2692181 http://www.bhhs.co.uk/
Plus d'infosMeade Hill Shul
88 Meade Hill Road, Manchester, M8 4LP Tel : +44 (0) 161 740 9586 Home
Plus d'infosMenorah Synagogue
198 Altrincham Road, Manchester M22 4RZ Tel: +44 (0) 161 428 7746 Menorah
Plus d'infosHeaton Park Hebrew Congregation
84 Middleton Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 4JX Tel : +44 (0) 161 740 4766 https://www.hphc.org.uk/
Plus d'infosBowdon Shul
Bowdon Shul The Firs, Bowdon Cheshire WA14 2TE Tel: +44 (0) 161 928 2050 Home
Plus d'infosEdgware United Synagogue
Parnell Close, Edgware Way, Edgware, Middx., HA8 8YE Tel : +44 (0) 20 8958 7508 http://www.edgwareu.com
Plus d'infosNew London Synagogue
33 Abbey Road, London NW8 0AT Tel : +44 (0) 20 7328 1026 Home
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41 Dunstan Road, London NW11 8AE Tel : +44 (0) 20 8455 2460 https://www.goldersgreenshul.org.uk/
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2 Ashworth Rd, London W9 1JY Home
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Dennington Park Road, London NW6 1AX Tel : +44 (0) 20 7435 1518
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