Tag | Via Bergamesca

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Fermo

ItalyThe Marches

Fermo is a very old city, built in pre-Roman times, probably 3000 years ago. Its many palaces, cultural and religious sites still bear witness to this antiquity. The first document mentioning the ...

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Castelleone di Suasa

ItalyThe Marches

Castelleone di Suasa, a very old town built on a hill with a Roman amphitheatre and many places of interest to archaeologists, welcomed Jews at the beginning of the 17th century. The main purpose ...

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Cagli

ItalyThe Marches

Cagli is also known for its theatre and, above all, its ancient printing works, one of the oldest in Italy, dating from 1475. The Jewish presence in Cagli dates back to the 14th century, as a ...

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Ascoli Piceno

ItalyThe Marches

The town still has many buildings showing architectural influences from many periods: Roman, medieval, renaissance, modern… The Jewish presence in Ascoli Piceno is attested since 1297 when ...

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Périgueux

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

The Jewish presence in Périgueux seems to date back at least to the 13th century, since Jews were expelled in 1302. This is evidenced by the Ancienne juiverie, known as rue Judaïque, located ...

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Libourne

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

The Jewish presence in Libourne seems to date at least from the 16th century, and was authenticated when the existence of a prayer room was mentioned in the rue de Périgueux in the 18th century. ...

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Peyrehorade

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

The town of Peyrehorade welcomed Marranos in the 16th century. Following the acquisition of land in 1628 from the Lords of Aspremont for a , these descendants of Portuguese merchants settled in a ...

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Limoges

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

The presence of Limoges Jews seems to date back at least to the 10th century, when persecutions are mentioned in texts from that period, including those of the author Adhémar de Chabannes. Among ...

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Bidache

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

The Jewish presence in Bidache seems to date from the 17th century with the arrival of Marranos from Spain and Portugal. They benefited from the protection of the Duke of Gramont. Although there ...

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Angoulême

FranceNouvelle-Aquitaine

The Jewish presence in Angoulême dates from at least the 13th century. A letter from the Pope in 1236 to the bishop of Angoulême attests to the violence suffered by the Jews during the Crusades. ...

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Vevey

SwitzerlandFrench-Speaking Switzerland

The Jewish community of Vevey was founded in 1904, thanks to the support of the former German consul Noelting. This man donated objects of worship and funds for the purchase of land, which in ...

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Lucerne

SwitzerlandGerman-Speaking Switzerland

The Jewish presence in Lucerne probably dates from the 13th century. During the Middle Ages, as in many other towns in the region, the situation of the Jews varied between welcome, persecution ...

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Fribourg

SwitzerlandFrench-Speaking Switzerland

The Jewish presence in Fribourg probably dates from the 13th century. Jews were present in the Fribourg region, whether in Murten, Châtel-Saint-Denis or Romont. During the Middle Ages, as in many ...

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Eastern Paris

FranceParis

The East was home to both the city’s underprivileged social classes, victims of gentrification in other districts, and refugees from the continental conflicts of the 20th century: ...

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Lubavitch Centre of Leeds

168 Shadwell Lane, Leeds LS17 8AD Tel +44 113 266 3311 Jewish Leeds – The Chabad-Lubavitch Centre of Leeds

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United Hebrew Congregation

151 Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 8DW Tel : +44 (0) 113 269 6141 United Hebrew Congregation | UHC Shadwell Lane

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Beth Hamidrash Hagadol

399 Street Lane, Leeds LS17 6HQ Tel : +44 (0) 113 2692181 Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue, Leeds

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Meade Hill Shul

88 Meade Hill Road, Manchester, M8 4LP Tel : +44 (0) 161 740 9586 Meade Hill Shul | Your local orthodox synagogue

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Menorah Synagogue

198 Altrincham Road, Manchester M22 4RZ Tel: +44 (0) 161 428 7746 Menorah Synagogue – Cheshire Reform