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Outside view of the synagogue of Metz
Location

Lorraine

France

The presence of Jews in Lorraine dates at least from the Carolingian period. In the Middle Ages, the main administrative documents found relating this presence were mainly linked to expulsions. ...

Outside view of the Toul synagogue was built in 1912. There were then nearly 500 Jews in the city. Now disused, architecturally it still testifies even today to that time when Jewish life shone in the region., today disused
Location

Toul

France › Lorraine

A very old Jewish community, Toul has hosted many great religious figures such as the tosafists. Following threats of eviction from the region by religious authorities at the start of the 18th ...