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Jewish cemetery of Plzen

Rokycanská 340/104, 312 00 Plzeň 4-Doubravka The Jewish Community of Plzen (zoplzen.cz)

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Synagogue of Golcuv Jenikov

Pod Vyšehradem 768, 582 82 Golčův Jeníkov Město Golčův Jeníkov – Oficiální stránky města Golčův Jeníkov (golcuv-jenikov.cz)

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Synagogues of Joniskis

Upytės g. 7-9, 84148 Joniškis Titulinis – Joniškio istorijos ir kultūros muziejus (joniskiomuziejus.lt)

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Synagogue of Pakruojis

8 Kranto Street, Pakruojis Tel : + 370 676 27181 Sinagoga – Pakruojo biblioteka (rvb.lt)

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Alytus

Lithuania

Alytus is a town on the river Nemunas, crossed by the main roads linking the country’s major cities. Today, there are few traces left of Jewish life in Alytus. The , built with yellow and ...

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Joniskis

Lithuania

The town of Joniskis is quite old, dating back to the 16th century. The Jewish presence in Joniskis dates back to the 18th century. They lived mainly around the main synagogues. Before the Shoah, ...

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Kedainiai

Lithuania

The town of Kedainiai dates back to the 14th century, making it one of the oldest in the country. Under the Kishkis family, who ruled the town from 1490, Jewish merchants were invited to settle. ...

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Pakruojis

Lithuania

The town of Pakruojis is situated on the river Kruoja and was founded in the 15th century. The wooden synagogue dating from 1801 is probably the oldest of its kind in the country. Between the ...

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Urla

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

Urla is located 25 miles from Izmir. It is assumed that the town’s Jewish community originated on the Aegean islands of Mora and Izmir. In 1840, Urla’s Jewish community numbered 40 ...

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Turgutlu

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

Strategically located on the trade route between Sardis and Izmir, Turgutlu was home to a large Jewish community. Gravestones with Hebrew inscriptions dating back to 1391 have been found here. In ...

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Priene

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

Compared with other cities, Priene was a modest town whose economic growth was always hindered by Miletus. During excavations carried out between 1895 and 1898, German archaeologists ...

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Tire

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

Tombstones with Hebrew inscriptions dating back to 1271 have been found in Tire’s old Jewish cemetery. The town’s hamam, which dates back to the 16th century, also houses a mikveh ...

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Sardis

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

In Hellenistic times, Sardis was home to one of the largest synagogues in the world. It was discovered by American archaeologists in 1960. It was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 17 AD.

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Pergamon (Bergama)

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

Pergamon is one of the thirty districts of the province of Izmir. The city lies 93 kilometres north of Izmir. What is now known as Bergama was built on the remains of the ancient city of ...

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Miletus

TurkeyWestern Anatolia

Inscriptions found in the give some indication of a Jewish presence. Dating from the 2nd or 3rd century AD, these engravings read “the place of the monotheistic Jews” or “the ...