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Fermo
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 Jewish presence dates from 1229, indicating the appointment of Jacobus Judei to the first municipal council. The famous Italian poet Immanuel da Roma (1261-1328), nicknamed Manoello, lived in Fermo ...
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Castelleone di Suasa
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 was to take part exclusively in the financial activities forbidden by the religious authorities to non-Jews. In 1738, the Jewish population consisted of thirty-five families living in the vicinity of ...
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Cagli
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 document from 1400 attests. They participated in the commercial development of the wool and leather industry, with Salomone di Sabato being particularly prominent in this. A synagogue seems to have been ...
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Ascoli Piceno
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 three Jews were allowed to settle there, as part of a consortium of twenty-two financiers. Documents seem to indicate that in the 14th century the Jews were not confined to certain areas. Professional ...
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Exhibition “The Last Europeans. Jewish Perspectives on the Crises of an Idea”
Until May 21, 2023 at the Jewish Museum of Munich This exhibition, produced in partnership with the Jewish Museum in Hohenems, attempts to get to the root of the idea of the European project. What did it envisage and is it true to its original promise? Are national and continental issues compatible? Jewish individuals who pursued and accompanied this dream of a Europe of Enlightenment and its ...
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Médan
Émile Zola is one of the greatest authors, presenting the many facets of France at the turn of the 20th century, from the slums of the mines of the North in “Germinal” to the neon lights of Parisian department stores in “Le Bonheur des Dames”. He is also one of the most important heroic figures in French history. In particular, he defended the honour and integrity of ...
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“Secrets of the London Yiddish Stage” evening
17 November 2022 at the Jewish Museum of London A meeting of times and genres on the London stage. What could be more surprising than to see Shakespeare performed in Yiddish? Actors, directors and authors allow Yiddish to be in tune with the great ancients but also with the concerns of the newcomers of the 20th century. All the emotions of this turning point in English Jewish history are ...
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Let the World Read and Know: The Oneg Shabbat Archives
November 6, 2022 at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute The Institute celebrates its 75th anniversary with a three-part series, co-hosted with the Ghetto Fighters’ House. The series will look at the efforts of Emanuel Ringelblum and other prisoners of the Warsaw Ghetto during the war to keep records of the Holocaust. Thus, 35,000 documents in Yiddish, German, Polish and ...
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Linz
The Jewish presence in Linz dates at least from the 13th century. As for the mention of a synagogue, it dates from 1335. Nevertheless, until the end of the 15th century, their situation was rather precarious, being the victims of antisemitic campaigns and leading to an expulsion in 1421 and the transformation of the synagogue into a church five years later. Until the end of the 18th century, ...
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Salzburg
The Jewish presence in Salzburg probably dates back to Roman times, when the city was called Luvavum. The first written record is from an earlier period, when the city was re-founded under its present name and a Jewish doctor treated Bishop Arno of Salzburg (785-871). In the 12th century, a Judengasse, or “Jew’s alley”, was located near the cathedral. The synagogue had been ...
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Zaragoza
The Jewish presence in Zaragoza probably dates back to Roman times. The was mainly located within the walls built at that time, in the south-eastern part. This was the case until the Inquisition. Six gates led to it. No longer existing, it was located between the Seminary of San Carlos and the Magdalena Square, with its centre on Santo Dominguito Street. The neighbourhood housed a synagogue, ...
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Ibiza and Formentera
The Jewish presence on the two small islands of the Balearic Islands seems to date back to Roman times. The Jewish population increased especially in the 13th century, as the islands were a haven during the difficult times of the 14th and 15th centuries. Often serving as a point of departure to Italy or other places. There was a Juderia in Ibiza until the 19th century. Part of the was used ...
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Avila
The Jewish presence in Avila dates back to at least the 4th century. A mention has been found at that time. The community gradually became one of the largest in Castile. At the end of the 11th century, a repopulation of the region took place by order of King Alfonso VI, including Sephardic families. About fifty Jewish families lived in Avila in the 13th century, most of them practising trades ...
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Béjar
The Jewish presence in the city of Béjar seems to date back to at least the 12th century. A time when the community was of particular importance, with Jews at one time representing almost 20% of the total population. This development continued after the violence of 1391 and the consequent arrival of Jews in the region. With its aljamas, a large Jewish quarter where there is a synagogue, a ...
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Basque Country
A small region in terms of size, it has a large population, thanks in particular to the cities of Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vitoria. Between its very different landscapes, combining sea and mountains, there are numerous dolmens and menhirs. The most surprising Jewish presence in this region is linked to the very special history of the Jewish cemetery in Vitoria, which you can discover on our ...
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Exhibition “Children of the Resistance, knowing how to disobey”
Until December 31, 2022 at the Cité Internationale de la BD et de l’Image Designed in partnership with Editions Le Lombard, the exhibition reconstructs the emblematic places of the series “Children of the Resistance”, intended for youth. Whether it is the streets of the fictional village Pontain l’Ecluse, Eusèbe’s dining room, the village classroom or the attic ...
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Wintzenheim
The Jewish presence in Wintzenheim seems to be very old and important, the city having been the seat of a rabbinate since 1808. If we find traces of a synagogue in the 18th century, the one which remains today probably dates from 1750 and benefited from restoration works in 1828 and 1870. The was classified as a historical monument in 1995. In 2000, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary ...
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Westhoffen
The Jewish presence in Westhoffen seems to be very old, as evidenced by the existence of a prayer room in the 17th century, probably dating from 1626. At that time, there were about 100 Jews in Westhoffen. The following century, the community benefited from a synagogue, built in 1760. The synagogue, faced with the development of Jewish life, soon proved to be too small, as the town had nearly ...
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Soultz-sous-Forêts
The Jewish presence seems to be quite old. A synagogue welcomed the faithful in the 19th century. It was inaugurated in 1827 and restored in the 1860s. At that time, Soultz-sous-Forêts played an important role in Jewish religious institutions. Nevertheless, it was demolished in 1897 to be replaced by a new . Destroyed during the Holocaust, the synagogue was restored after the war and ...
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Saverne
The Jewish presence in Saverne seems to date from the 12th century. Nevertheless, its perpetuation dates rather from the 17th century. An oratory dating from this century would have been located in the Judenhof of the time. On the eve of the French Revolution, a synagogue was built in the same area. However, it was destroyed by fire in 1850. In 1898 the construction of the new synagogue ...
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Guebwiller
The Jewish presence in Guebwiller dates back to at least the 13th century. About ten families lived there. This encouraged the inauguration of a synagogue at the beginning of the 14th century. Nevertheless, following the persecutions of 1349, this community ceased to exist. As in other cities in the region in the following centuries, their presence was very limited and generally reserved for ...
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Bischwiller
The Jewish presence in Bischwiller dates back at least to the 14th century, since during the persecutions of 1349, references to those committed in the town were found. As in many other towns in the region in the following centuries, Jews were allowed to stay there during the day for certain economic activities, but not to reside there. Thus, it was not until the consequences of the ...
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Mulhouse
The Jewish presence in Mulhouse is ancient, probably dating back to at least the 13th century, but following massacres and expulsions, it did not become permanent until the end of the 18th century. There seem to have been two synagogues in the Middle Ages, but the few Jews allowed to reside there left the city in the 15th and 16th centuries. When Mulhouse had the status of a Swiss Republic ...
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Sélestat
The Jewish presence in Sélestat seems to date from the 14th century, marked in particular by the presence of a synagogue on rue des Clefs. Destroyed in 1470, a building was acquired by the community in rue Sainte-Barbe to establish a new synagogue. Expelled several times from the 14th to the 17th centuries, the Jews were allowed to participate in fairs and markets during the day. The French ...
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Schirmeck
In 1905, a wood merchant sold his land, on which a synagogue was built. At that time there were 36 Jews in Schirmeck, 23 in La Broque and 19 in Wisches. The synagogue allowed the Jewish inhabitants of Schirmeck and the surrounding villages to have a place of worship for a community of 79 people. The was opened to the Jewish community in 1895. Previously, the Jews were buried in the cemetery ...
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