Via Provenzali, Cento
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Reggio Emilia
The Jewish presence in Reggio Emilia probably dates from the beginning of the 15th century. They benefited from the rather welcoming attitude of the local authorities. As the Duchies of Modena and Reggio remained independent when the Church took possession of the Duchy of Ferrara at the end of the 16th century, the Jews lived relatively free. The ghetto was created quite late, in 1669. The ...
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Ravenna
The Jewish presence in the town of Ravenna seems to date back to the 3rd century. Settling mainly at the end of the Middle Ages, the Jews practised the trades of wine merchants and goldsmiths. Following the takeover of the region by the papal authority, brutal measures were taken, a synagogue was burnt and Jews were attacked. Those who remained, were expelled and returned during the 16th ...
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Cento
As in many cities in the region, the Jewish presence developed in the late Middle Ages. Their presence in commercial and cultural circles grew relatively according to the policy applied to them by the political and religious authorities. When the city of Cento, as well as the entire Duchy of Ferrara, came under papal jurisdiction, the Jews had to settle in a ghetto, which was formed mainly in ...
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Piazza de la Juharia
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Sant’Antioco
This small island located in the south of Sardinia is the home of which date back to Roman times. Among them, some have Hebrew inscriptions as was discovered by archaeologists in the area, or rather in Judeo-Latin, a language threatened with extinction. The inscriptions in these catacombs seem to date from the 4th or 5th century. They are now accessible to visitors.
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Alghero
During the conquest of Sardinia by Peter IV of Aragon in the 14th century, Jews were part of the contingent of soldiers. Following the conquest, some settled there, joined in 1370 by Jewish families from Catalonia and France. Nonetheless, the Jewish presence in Sardinia seems to date back at least two thousand years. A synagogue was built in Alghero in 1381. And a Jewish cemetery four years ...
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Sardinia
Competing with Corsica for the most beautiful beaches in Europe, Sardinia is obviously a very popular destination in summer. And for its nature parks, with their rare species of animals and plants. Craftsmen, merchants, intellectuals, rabbis, winegrowers… many professions bear witness to the diversity of European Jewish life in the Middle Ages. But they were also soldiers, taking part ...
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Spoleto
The Jewish presence in this city located in the Ubria region in central Italy seems to date at least from the end of the 13th century. During the next century, they enjoyed equal citizenship rights and the community had a chance to prosper. However, during the following centuries, according to the attitude of the various political and religious rulers both in the city and on a larger scale, ...
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Perugia
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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Umbria
Umbria is a region in central Italy known for its charming little villages and medieval buildings, such as Orvieto Cathedral and Carbonana Castle. Although Jewish life in Perugia goes back a long way, as evidenced by a 1279 law ordering their expulsion and, above all, a manuscript from 1414, short films from the 1920s showing religious events have been shown to the public. Admittedly, these ...
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Synagogue of Gorizia
Via Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, 19, 34170 Gorizia Tel : + 39 0481 532115
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San Daniele del Friuli
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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Gorizia
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 ...
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Aquileia
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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Friuli Venezia Giulia
The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region is well known for its art villages, some of which have been listed as World Heritage Sites, as well as for its gastronomic tourism, with a wide range of local specialities, and winter and summer sports. Archaeological digs in the region have traced the Jewish presence back more than two millennia, as witnessed by the epitaph written for one of the Jewish ...
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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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Liguria
The small Mediterranean region of Liguria is famous for its long beaches and nature parks. But also for the important place in maritime history of its main city, Genoa. Although Liguria is not the region best known for its Jewish life, it is worth noting that it was in Genoa that the first Bible in several languages was published in 1516. The text even contains footnotes about ...
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Synagogue of Vesoul
11 bis rue du Moulin-des-Prés, Vesoul
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Ursulines Museum
5 rue de la Préfecture, 71000 Mâcon Tel : 03 85 39 90 38 https://www.macon.fr/vivre-et-bouger-a-macon/culture/musee-des-ursulines
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Makhlouf Zemour Synagogue
1 rue Bauderon de Sénecé, 71000 Mâcon Tel. : 03 85 34 60 15
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Street of the Jews
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Charrue Street
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Buffon Street
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Synagogue of Dijon
5 Rue de la Synagogue, 21000 Dijon Tel : 03 80 66 46 47
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Vesoul
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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Mâcon
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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Joigny
If the origin of the of Jovignian Jews is not certain, its medieval presence is notably notepresence d 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 ...
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Dijon
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 there ...
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