Transcarpathia

Faubourg Saint-Jacques of Chinon

Rue des Juifs of Bourges

Synagogue of Tours

37 rue Parmentier, Tours

Chinon

France > Centre

The Jewish presence in Chinon seems to date from the 12th century. Administrative documents attest to this from the following century. Most of the Jews lived in the rue de la Juiverie, near the Palais de Justice in Chinon. There was then a synagogue, a mikvah and a renowned study center. On August 27, 1321, following a false accusation (frequent at the time) of poisoning wells, the 160 Jews ...

Bourges

France > Centre

The Jewish presence in Bourges seems to date from the 6th century. Following a refusal to convert to Christianity, the Jews were expelled from the city in the 7th century. Administrative documents attest to a Jewish quarter in 1020, south of the city. It seems that a building at the corner of rue des Bourbonnoux and served as a synagogue in the Middle Ages. There would have been another ...

Tours

France > Centre

The Jewish presence in the city of Tours dates from at least the 6th century. In the Middle Ages there was a rue de la Juiverie, as well as a Jewish cemetery. However, as in all cities of France, this ancient presence came to an abrupt end with the expulsions of the late Middle Ages. Unlike many cities, the emancipation of Jews from France following the Revolution was slow to materialize in ...

Turin

European Days of Jewish Culture 2021 and other special events

Interview with Professor Gilberto Bosco, holder of the Chair of Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition at the Turin Conservatory, also in charge of the cultural events of the European Days of Jewish Culture in Turin. Jguideeurope: What will be the main theme of the Festival and how will it be shared? Professor Gilberto Bosco: All the Jewish communities share the same theme with ...

Synagogue of Orléans

14 rue Robert de Courtenay, Orléans

Rue aux Juifs in Chartres

Rue des Juifs in Blois

Orléans

France > Centre

Unlike the majority of other cities in the region, the Jewish presence is attested in Orléans from the 6th century. In 585, the Orléans Jews participated in the welcoming ceremony in homage to King Gontran. It seems that they asked him for the possibility of building a new synagogue following the destruction of the previous one. The Jewish community of Orleans was quite large in number in the ...

Chartres

France > Centre

The Jewish presence in Chartres seems to date from the 12th century, documents attest to it for 1130. Places still mark this presence such as the . The old synagogue would have been located where the Saint-Hilaire hospital is now. At the end of the 19th century, dwellings in the streets of the Jews will be sources of inspiration for the novel La Terre by Emile Zola. Among the illustrious ...

Blois

France > Centre

The Jewish presence in Blois seems to date from the end of the 10th century. But the city was infamous for the first anti-Semitic charge of ritual murder in 1171. About 40 Jews lived there then. Isaac Ben Eleazar was accused of having thrown a child in the Loire. 33 Jews were imprisoned and murdered following this false accusation based on unfounded rumors and the transmission of anti-Semitic ...

Centre

National Museum of Estonia

Muuseumi tee 2, 60532 Tartu Tel : + 372 736 3051 https://www.erm.ee/

Klooga Memorial

Klooga, 76703 Harju maakond, Estonia

Jewish cemetery of Tallinn

Rahumäe tee 8, 11614 Tallinn Tel : + 372 655 48 96

Tartu

Like the city of Tallinn, the Jewish community of Tartu was founded mainly by retired Russian soldiers, previously stationed in the city. Thus, the former soldiers of Nicholas built a synagogue in 1876 in the city of Tartu. By the turn of the 20th century, there were nearly 1,800 Jews in the city and thriving educational institutions. Among them is the Association for the Study of Jewish ...

Copenhagen

European Days of Jewish Culture 2021 and other special events

Jguideeurope: What will be the main theme of the Copenhagen Festival? Jacob & Jette Zilber: All the events of the previous year have been canceled. Unfortunately, we have encountered similar difficulties this year. Some events therefore cannot take place. This motivated us to find other highlights to add to the planned schedule. The theme of last year was that of freedom. This is to ...

European Days of Jewish Culture 2021 and other special events

Synagogue of Norrköping

Tunnbindaregatan 35, 602 21 Norrköping

Southern cemetery of Stockholm

Bogårdsvägen 17, 128 62 Sköndal

Northern cemetery of Stockholm

Linvävarvägen, 171 64 Solna

Jewish cemetery of Kronoberg

Kronobergsgatan 2, 112 38 Stockholm

Jewish cemetery of Aronsberg

Alströmergatan 47, 112 47 Stockholm

Holocaust Memorial of Stockholm

Wahrendorffsgatan 3B, 111 47 Stockholm

Norrköping

At the end of the 18th century, with the emancipation of the Jews in the country, the city of Norrköping, like Goteborg and Stockholm, hosted its first synagogue, built by Jacob Marcus. Another place previously hosted Jewish ceremonies. The current was built in the mid-19th century by architects Edvard Meden and Carl Stal. Due to the decline of the city’s Jewish population, the ...

Commemorative plaque

12 rue Sainte-Catherine, Lyon

Fort Montluc

4 rue Jeanne Hachette, 69003 Lyon http://www.memorial-montluc.fr/