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, illustrated by local artist Matteo di Ser Cambio. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Jews were expelled and then welcomed again, on several occasions. One of the places in the city that attracted their ...
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Frankfurt
European Days of Jewish Culture 2021 and other special events
Interview with Dr Mirjam Wenzel, Director of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt Jguideeurope : What will be the main theme of the Festival and what events will celebrate it? Dr. Mirjam Wenzel: The European days of Jewish Culture are devoted to the topic communication, this year. Communication is key for every institution particularly for museums. In the renewal process of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt ...
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Via Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, 19, 34170 Gorizia Tel : + 39 0481 532115
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Via Giovanni Bertora, Genoa
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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 diversified, particularly in agriculture, silkworm cultivation and crafts. A synagogue was inaugurated in 1731. And four years later, the Jewish community bought land to place a . Among the personalities ...
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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 century, recognition of it was not materialized by local authorities until the 16th century. In 1696, a ghetto was erected in the city. During the following century, the Jews were authorized to practice ...
Plus d'infosAquileia
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 made it possible to find traces of Hebrew characters in buildings, mainly churches. Nevertheless, despite such characters appearing in many churches, it could not be established whether it was previously a ...
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Genoa
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 locals. This presence was very limited in the Middle Ages, Benjamin of Tudela only noted the presence of two Jews, dyers from North Africa. In the turn of the Spanish Inquisition, Jews were allowed to ...
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Synagogue of Vesoul
11 bis rue du Moulin-des-Prés, Vesoul
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1 rue Bauderon de Sénecé, 71000 Mâcon Tel. : 03 85 34 60 15
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5 Rue de la Synagogue, 21000 Dijon Tel : 03 80 66 46 47
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While the presence of Vesulian Jews has been documented since the 13th century, a community was formed there notably thanks to the synagogue located on the Grande-Rue. About fifteen Jewish families lived in the city. If unlike other communities in the region, the Vesulian Jews were not particularly known for their yeshivot, some personalities played a historical role, like the banking family ...
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The presence of Mâcon Jews has been documented since 820 during pressure against the Jews to convert. But their presence dates from at least the 6th century. A good part of these were then wine growers. A Jewish quarter was located in Bourgneuf. The has medieval Jewish tombstones. Following the expulsion of the Jews in 1394, a small community was finally able to rebuild there following the ...
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If the origin of the presence of Jovignian Jews is not certain, its medieval presence is notably noted by the number of Tossafists who lived in the city in the 12th century. Among them, Menahem Perez de Joigny and Yom Tov Ben Isaac de Joigny. Other eminent scholars followed before the expulsion of the 14th century. The emancipation of the Jews of France through the French Revolution will not ...
Plus d'infosDijon
The first documented traces of the presence of Dijon Jews date from the end of the 12th century. They lived mainly on rue de la Petite-Juiverie, currently called , rue des Juifs, currently and rue de la Grande-Juiverie, currently . The synagogue was on the first of these streets. A Jewish cemetery was located in what is now rue Berlier. About fifty Jewish tumular stones were discovered ...
Plus d'infosSynagogue of Chalon-sur-Saône
10 rue de Germigny, 71100 Chalon-sur-Saône
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23 Quai de Strasbourg, 25000 Besançon
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Rue de la Draperie, 89000 Auxerre
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The presence of Chalonnais Jews dates to at least the 9th century, according to period documents relating to forced conversions. Some dating from the 12th century evoke the profession of winegrower exercised in particular by Jews from Chalonnais. The Jewish community had a cemetery located on what is now rue des Places and a mikvah in Saint-Jean-des-Vignes. Rue des Juifs was located on what ...
Plus d'infosBesançon
The Jewish presence in Besançon seems to date from the 1st century, at least it is attested to the time by official documents. The Jewish quarter was historically around the Doubs river. Rue Juive was located on what is now . The Jewish cemetery was located opposite the Porte de Charmont. The Bisontine Jews were expelled in the 15th century. They were allowed to do this very sparingly. ...
Plus d'infosBaigneux-les-Juifs
The city bears the name of Bagnos (“small bath”) which will be completed in Baigneux-les-Juifs following the arrival of many Jews in this new agglomeration. The Jewish presence seems to date from the 13th century. The medieval synagogue was located . However, as in many other places in France in the end of the Middle Ages, the Jews were expelled from the city.
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The presence of Auxerre Jews in the capital of Yonne is attested by a letter from Rashi to the Talmudists in the region. One of the Jewish quarters was near Porte Féchelle. The old rue du Puits des Juifs is now . A stone on a wall of the contains a Hebrew inscription. Jews were expelled from the city several times between 1184 and 1393. The Auxerre Jews will once again be part of the city ...
Plus d'infosPompeii
Numerous epigraphic traces attest to the presence of Jews in Pompeii before the city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79. They also lived in the towns near Herculaneum and Stabia. Names of Jewish personalities have been found such as Fabius Eupor and Youdaikos. Historian Flavius Joseph mentions that a descendant of King Herod died during the eruption. In the ruins of ...
Plus d'infosCapua
The Jewish presence in Capua appears to date from the end of the Roman Empire. The ancestors of the liturgical poet Ahimaatz ben Paltiel lived in this city, occupying important roles in the financial management of Capua. According to Benjamin de Tudèle, who passed there, 300 Jews lived there in the middle of the 12th century. Between this period and the 15th century, Jews engaged in other ...
Plus d'infosBenevento
It seems that the Jewish presence in Benevento dates back to at least the 5th century. A yeshiva was established there in the 11th century by Hananeel ben Paltiel, a member of the family of the liturgical poet Ahimaatz ben Paltiel. Benjamin de Tudèle noted there the presence of 200 Jewish families. Which did not undergo the same expulsions from the Kingdom of Naples as the other communities, ...
Plus d'infosAmalfi
The first traces of the Jewish presence in Amalfi date back to the 10th century. Letters found in the genizah of Cairo attest to this in particular. This small community worked mainly in clothing and silk in particular. An international trade with exchanges in Egypt, hence the indications of these letters. Benjamin de Tudèle mentions there the presence of about twenty families in 1159, ...
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