Cremona

Italy > Lombardy

The Jewish presence in the city of Cremona dates back to at least the 13th century. The Jews were allowed to settle there and not to be limited to small professional activities. Thus, they also became farmers and merchants, just like the other inhabitants of the city. This development allowed them to become the largest Jewish community in Lombardy in the 15th century. Victims of political and ...

Larissa

The Jewish presence in Larissa seems to date back to ancient times. Archaeological excavations indicate that this presence has probably been continuous for 1900 years. Following the Spanish Inquisition, Jews settled there. Among them are many scientists, philosophers and entrepreneurs. They thus participated in the development of the whole city. The community is known for its large number of ...

Posquières-Vauvert

France > Occitanie

Four hundred Jews lived in Posquières in the 12th century, according to the Benjamin of Tudela’s travels. A city where, as the author recounts, a community very much invested in study and research was maintained. Like other towns in the region at the time. Benjamin of Tudela notes the presence of a Talmudic school run by Rabbi Abraham ben David. Which wouldn’t be just a local ...

Lunel

France > Occitanie

In his Book of Travels, Benjamin of Tudela mentions the Jewish community of Lunel. As well as the active study of texts by students and the spiritual leader Rabbi Meshoullam. According to Tudela, Meshoullam was surrounded by his five children during his activities. Children who later became rabbis: Joseph, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron and Asher. For this community of only 300 members, according to the ...

Old business school of Nikolaev

Artyleriiska St, 19, Mykolaiv, Mykolaivs’ka oblast, Ukraine, 54000

Tarbut Jewish School

Zhukovs’koho Street, 15, Odesa, Odessa, Ukraine

Old Jewish School

Schulgasse 1, 6845 Hohenems, Autriche

Bari

Unlike other cities in the region of Apulia, there are now very few traces of the Jewish presence in Bari, although we know that the community was very developed. The city was, in the 12th century, a recognized center of Talmudic studies. The which housed the place of worship of the community – now renamed Via Sabino attests of the importance of the Jewish life in Bari. In the of the ...

Etnographic Historical Society Museum of Saint Petersburg

Fifth Line, number 50, Vasilievsky Island, Saint Petersburg

Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Latvia

19 Rainis Boulevard, Room 210 LV-1586 Riga, Latvia +371 67034421 http://www.lu.lv/cjs/

Yiddish Institute of Vilnius

Old Campus Vilnius University (S. Daukanto Courtyard) +370 52 68 71 87 http://www.judaicvilnius.com

Aristotelous University of Thessaloníki

Thessaloniki 541 24 +30 231 099 6000 https://www.auth.gr/en

Pesaro

Italy > The Marches

Documents attest to a Jewish presence in Pesaro dating back to 1214. The expulsion of the Jews from the papal states in 1569 led numerous Jewish families to Pesaro, which became the most important center of Jewish life in the Duchy of Urbino. The annexation of the Duchy by the Pope radically changed the Jews’ situation. Three years later, in 1634, 500 Jews were forced to move into a ...

Pfaffenhoffen

France > Alsace

The Jewish presence in Pfaffenhoffen probably dates from the beginning of the 14th century. In 1683 the first synagogue in Pfaffenhoffen was built. However, it was destroyed shortly afterwards. This did not prevent the Jewish community from growing from three families at the turn of the 18th century to sixteen on the eve of the French Revolution. Following the three major wars and the rural ...

London

The Jewish communities of London are highly diverse, in terms both of their rites and origins and of their geographical distribution. The Jewish presence in London is attested from the 11th century. During the reign of William II (1087-1100), who seems to have favoured their arrival, in particular to contribute to the economic development of the region. Among the important works of the time ...