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Ancient synagogue of Chablis
Rue des Juifs, Chablis
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La Rochelle
La Rochelle is famous for its Old Port and medieval towers. The Jewish presence in La Rochelle is thought to date back at least as far as the 13th century. The medieval community seemed to live on the rue des Juifs, which later became the rue de l’Evêché. Many of Roche’s Jews were deported during the Holocaust, following a roundup in the département in 1942. The Jewish community ...
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Soissons
Soissons is a town known for its famous vase, as well as its former role as a capital. The Jewish presence in Soissons goes back at least as far as the 12th century. The community had a synagogue, probably on the ancient rue de la Juiverie, under the castle walls. Many Jews also lived in the surrounding villages. Jewish life in Soissons came to an end with the expulsion of 1306. Timid returns ...
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Dreux
Dreux is famous for its listed historic monuments. The Jewish presence appears to be quite ancient, dating back to at least the 12th century, when they came under the protection of the Counts of Dreux. The town was famous for its eminent tossafists, including Rabbi Salomon ben Juda de Dreux, who directed the Ecole de Dreux. In 2023, the inauguration of rue Livia-Zinger, named after a ...
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Châteauroux
Châteauroux is famous for its three castles and other historic monuments. Following major archaeological work carried out by INRAP in 2018 and 2019, 46 tombs dating from between the 12th and 14th centuries have been authenticated in a in Châteauroux. This attests to a fairly long-standing Jewish presence in the town. According to Philippe Blanchard, the person in charge of this research, the ...
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Sens
The city of Sens is famous for its cathedral and many other ancient buildings. The Jewish presence in Sens seems to go back a very long way, as an 11th-century document mentions their expulsion in 876. Their settlement in Sens was officially recognised by King Louis VII in 1146, who also granted them the right to build a synagogue there. The Jews of Sens were sometimes protected and sometimes ...
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Chablis
The commune of Chablis is obviously famous for the wine whose name it bears. The Jewish presence seems to have been present for quite some time, as evidenced by the existence of a Rue des Juifs on the river that runs alongside the town walls. The Jews of Chablis have lived here since at least the 12th century. A 16th-century house on this street appears to have been the site of the . A mikveh ...
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Ancient synagogue of Ribeauvillé
17 rue de la Synagogue, Ribeauvillé Ribeauvillé (judaisme-alsalor.fr)
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Ancient synagogue of Bergheim
19 rue des Juifs, 68750 Bergheim
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Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is famous for its cathedral and ancient chapels. The Jewish presence, with around 70 families, dates back to at least 1206, as attested by an administrative document. A Jewish quarter was established here between the 13th and 15th centuries. The Jews of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux gradually left the town, with only three families remaining at the end of the 15th ...
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Ribeauvillé
Ribeauvillé is famous for its three castles. The Jewish presence dates back at least to the 13th century, when they were welcomed by the Lords of Ribeaupierre. The Jewish community had a synagogue by 1311. This welcome was subject to heavy local and regional taxes, which did not prevent atrocities. Following false accusations of poisoning wells, which led to massacres by local militias in the ...
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Ensisheim
Ensisheim is famous for its impressive Regency Museum. It lies to the south of Colmar. The Jewish presence here dates back at least to the 13th century, as evidenced by documents recounting the persecutions of that period. These persecutions continued in the 14th century, particularly following false accusations linked to the ravages of the Plague of 1348. Despite this, the Jews resettled in ...
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Bergheim
Bergheim is a village north of Colmar, famous for its ramparts and numerous medieval houses. The Jews were persecuted here in the 14th century by local militias. They probably already had a synagogue here, which was apparently confiscated by the local authorities in 1349 after the massacres committed against the Jews. Administrative documents attest to the presence in Strasbourg of two ...
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Ammerschwihr
Ammerschwihr is a village a few kilometres north of Colmar, on the Alsace wine route. The Jewish presence here dates back at least to the 16th century, as attested by an administrative text concerning a commercial dispute between residents of Ammerschwihr. The municipal laws of 1561 also refer to the rights of residence of the Jews of Ammerschwihr. They were subject to additional taxes and ...
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Exhibition on Ottoman Jews of Canakkale (Gallipoli) and World War One
The Museum of Turkish Jews has put on this exhibition, thanks to the work of Metin Delevi, which tells the story of the country’s Jews during the war. It is on display in the Grand Edirne synagogue. The Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews – EXHIBITION ON OTTOMAN JEWS OF ÇANAKKALE (GALLIPOLI) AND WORLD WAR ONE (muze500.com)
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Exhibition at the Bradford Reform Synagogue
During 2024, a number of objects from the Jewish Museum London will be on display at the synagogue to celebrate English Jewish heritage. These include documents, photographs and ritual objects. Museum on the Move: Bradford – The Jewish Museum London
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Exhibition “Hans Kelsen and the Elegance of the Austrian Constitution”
Until 30 June 2024 at the Jewish Museum Vienna Four years ago, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Austrian Constitution. The role played by the Jewish jurist Hans Kelsen in writing this constitution is not insignificant. His father, a candlestick maker, installed the candlesticks in the Vienna synagogue. A professor at the University of Vienna, Hans Kelsen helped to draft the ...
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Exhibition “The Cloud of Unknowing”
At the Jewish Museum Stockholm How far does the unknown lead? What are its limits and its capacity to cross them? In any case, Bea Szenfeld’s exhibition goes beyond walls to explore the heights of the former synagogue and touch its clouds. Clouds are a religious symbol that features prominently in religious texts, and the exhibition looks at their current symbolism at a time when ...
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Film screening of “Nachlass”
10 April at the Dornbirn City Museum In cooperation with the Jewish Museum Hohenems, this German film by Christoph Hubner from 2017 deals with how grandparents’ past affects lives and how to overcome this. Seven people, grandchildren of Nazis or their victims, testify. With sincerity and without pathos, with the aim of helping new generations deal with this kind of situation. Nachlass | ...
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Kleznorth Festival
From 5 to 7 April 2024 in Youlgrave, Derbyshire This new annual festival brings together klezmer enthusiasts and professionals to share their enthusiasm for this music, its generosity and its sharing. The festival takes place in the beautiful village of Youlgrave, a place that combines inspiration from nature with a reappropriation of time. KlezNorth | A festival of Klezmer music, dance and song
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Exhibition “Het Onderwater Cabaret”
From 9 February to 26 May 2024 at the Galerie Eric F. Ross This exhibition highlights the work of German-Jewish author Curt Bloch, written between August 1943 and April 1945 while in hiding in the Netherlands. His poems, written in Dutch and German, were collected together in a booklet, dealing with the war and the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime, but also with the attitude of the ...
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Exhibition “Transitions – Jewish Perspectives on the Present”
From 25 January to 30 June 2024 at the former Kriegshaber synagogue This exhibition, organised in partnership with Dagesh and the Augsburg Jewish Museum, presents the work of nine international Jewish artists. This event focuses on the theme of new perspectives in their work of a changing world. They invite visitors to ask themselves questions about their place in this societal upheaval and ...
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Exhibition “Chana Orloff”
Until 31 March 2024 at the Musée Zadkine The museum is devoting a monographic exhibition to the great sculptor. Born in Ukraine and raised in Israel, she was one of a generation of refugee artists who settled in Paris in her youth, finding freedom and inspiration there. Fleeing during the war, she continued her work in Israel. This exhibition brings together the work of Chana Orloff and that ...
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Musical reading-performance “Mannequins”
3 February 2024 at the Maison de la culture yiddish This reading-performance is based on a work by Debora Vogel, translated by Batia Baum and published in a bilingual edition in 2023. It is presented as part of the “Paris-Berlin, a link for the Yiddish diaspora” season. The poet Debora Vogel (1900-1942) was an important representative of Yiddish and Polish modernism, murdered in ...
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Presentation of new acquisitions
From 27 January to 13 May 2024 at the Musée National Marc Chagall The museum’s collections were enriched in 2023, notably with the arrival of four rare works by the artist: The Mexican Rider in Red and his Violet Horse (1943), Ka Descent from the Cross on a Blue Background (1950), The Fiddler (1957) and The Chariot of Elijah (1970). There are currently almost 1,000 pieces preserved. ...
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The Fleg Literary Encounters
22 January 2024 at the Librairie Prado Paradis This event will provide an opportunity to discover Murielle Szac’s novel “Tosca”, a book about the Resistance and the fight against anti-Semitism in 1944. Murielle Szac is an author, publisher and collection director, and is deeply committed to the mission of transmission. Centre Edmond Fleg Marseille – “Les ...
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Science in the open
4 February 2024 at the Musée Albert Kahn The theme of the 28th edition of this event is “sport and science”. There will be family workshops where children can discover film techniques by creating a flipbook using extracts from films about sport. There will also be a screening of the film “1,2,3 shoot! Sport in the Archives of the Planet”. La Science se livre 2024 ...
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Literary encounter with Judith Elmaleh
28 January 2024 at the Espace des Cultures Juives in Grenoble Author Judith Elmaleh will be on hand to talk about her novel “Une Reine”. The book is based on the story of her grandmother in Casablanca. The meeting will be accompanied by a brunch and pavlovas from the cookery workshop. ECJ CCJ – Espace des Cultures Juives de Grenoble | Grenoble | Facebook
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